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BlueBorne is a type of security vulnerability with Bluetooth implementations in Android, iOS, Linux and Windows. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It affects many electronic devices such as laptops , smart cars , smartphones and wearable gadgets .
Android Ice Cream Sandwich (or Android 4.0) is the fourth major version of the Android mobile operating system developed by Google.Unveiled on October 19, 2011, Android 4.0 built upon the significant changes made by the tablet-only release Android Honeycomb, in an effort to create a unified platform for both smartphones and tablets.
Android 1.5 "Cupcake" to Android 5.1 "Lollipop" (Stagefright 2.0) Stagefright is the name given to a group of software bugs that affect versions from 2.2 "Froyo" up until 5.1.1 "Lollipop" [ 1 ] of the Android operating system exposing an estimated 950 million devices (95% of all Android devices) at the time. [ 1 ]
A similar vulnerability in the web browser for Android was discovered in October 2008. [25] Like the iPhone vulnerability, it was due to an obsolete and vulnerable library , but significantly differed in that Android's sandboxing architecture limited the effects of this vulnerability to the Web browser process.
[2] The vulnerability has the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures designation CVE-2016-5195. [3] Dirty Cow was one of the first security issues transparently fixed in Ubuntu by the Canonical Live Patch service. [4] It has been demonstrated that the vulnerability can be utilized to root any Android device before Android version 7 (Nougat). [5]
An APK file contains all of a program's code (such as .dex files), resources, assets, certificates, and manifest file. As is the case with many file formats, APK files can have any desired name but, for the system to recognize them, the .apk filename suffix may be necessary. [4] [5] [6]
Simjacker is a cellular software exploit for SIM cards discovered by AdaptiveMobile Security. [1] 29 countries are vulnerable according to ZDNet. [2]The vulnerability has been exploited primarily in Mexico, but also Colombia and Peru, according to the Wall Street Journal, [3] where it was used to track the location of mobile phone users without their knowledge.
As a general guideline, one should first consider issues to be merged, then issues should be split by the type of vulnerability (e.g., buffer overflow vs. stack overflow), then by the software version affected (e.g., if one issue affects version 1.3.4 through 2.5.4 and the other affects 1.3.4 through 2.5.8 they would be SPLIT) and then by the ...