Gaining a Remote Shell On Android

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday December 20, 2011 @01:07PM from the poking-google-with-a-stick dept.

SharkLaser writes "The security of Android devices has come under scrutiny in recent months. Android Market has been plagued with a number of trojaned apps, and researchers have identified various root exploits and permission leaks that can be exploited, for example, to send premium rate SMSs. Now researcher Thomas Cannon of ViaForensics is demonstrating a method for setting up remote shell on an Android device without using any exploits or vulnerabilities. The security hole is not new, and it has been pointed out for a number of years, but Google has yet to fix it. The method works on various versions of Android, up to and including the newest Ice Cream Sandwich."

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goog: pls try harder! by noh8rz · 2011-12-20 14:17 · Score: -1, Flamebait

geez, if android is going to rip off the iPhone, why not rip off the security features as well? why try to go it alone there? stick with your strengths, google!
1. Re:goog: pls try harder! by spyder-implee · 2011-12-20 15:03 · Score: -1, Flamebait
  
  Doesn't your iPhone come with malware from the factory? Why re-invent the wheel? http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/04/20/1357248/apple-logging-locations-of-all-iphone-users
  
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