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Title: New Android Flaw Lets Hackers Into Your Phone With Just a Text
Post by: HTexan on July 27, 2015, 11:45:35 AM

http://gizmodo.com/oh-great-new-android-flaw-lets-hackers-into-your-phone-1720381448

Damn, android sucks.
/Flame war started ;D

Title: Re: New Android Flaw Lets Hackers Into Your Phone With Just a Text
Post by: _aj_ on July 27, 2015, 12:09:13 PM

Somewhat surprised that Google's own apps are to blame here. They are usually better than that. I am trying to figure out why the malicious code execution in the ctx of the Hangouts app is at root level unless Hangouts needs root. Which would be unusually stupendously stupid.

Title: Re: New Android Flaw Lets Hackers Into Your Phone With Just a Text
Post by: HTexan on July 27, 2015, 01:16:13 PM

Quote from: _aj_ on July 27, 2015, 12:09:13 PM

Somewhat surprised that Google's own apps are to blame here. They are usually better than that. I am trying to figure out why the malicious code execution in the ctx of the Hangouts app is at root level unless Hangouts needs root. Which would be unusually stupendously stupid.

I believe all google's apps need root permissions.

Title: Re: New Android Flaw Lets Hackers Into Your Phone With Just a Text
Post by: _aj_ on July 27, 2015, 02:24:26 PM

Quote from: HTexan on July 27, 2015, 01:16:13 PM

I believe all google's apps need root permissions.

That's just retarded.