The good news is, in order for this attack to work you have to be convinced to install a specially crafted app.
Doesn't sound like much of a vulnerability to me. Heck, if I can convince you to install my app, sure I can own you - with or without a MMS attack.
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2 posted on
08/18/2015 5:42:13 AM PDT by
ThunderSleeps
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To: ThunderSleeps
This doesn’t make sense to me:
“For an attack to begin, attackers convince the victim to install an app that doesn’t require any required permissions, giving them a false sense of security.”
If I can convince you to run my program...well duh...
3 posted on
08/18/2015 6:21:02 AM PDT by
for-q-clinton
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To: ThunderSleeps
Weak Exploit with a big effect ping
4 posted on
08/18/2015 6:27:03 AM PDT by
dila813
To: ThunderSleeps
And of course, if you’ve got a Nexus phone, you’ve already been updated for these vulnerabilities (so long as you installed the update that was pushed out.)
6 posted on
08/18/2015 12:03:56 PM PDT by
kingu
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