http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=228400108 By Mathew J. Schwartz InformationWeek November 29, 2010 Google is working to patch a new data-stealing vulnerability that affects all versions of the Android operating system. The vulnerability was discovered by security researcher Thomas Cannon. "While doing an application security assessment one evening I found a general vulnerability in Android which allows a malicious website to get the contents of any file stored on the SD card," he said on his blog. "It would also be possible to retrieve a limited range of other data and files stored on the phone using this vulnerability." In other words, a successful exploit wouldn't provide the attacker with root access to all device data. Cannon said that after he emailed Google about the bug, the company made contact to discuss the issue just 20 minutes later. Google also asked him to withhold some details while it works on a fix. "As my intention is to inform people about the risk, not about how to exploit users, I've agreed," he said. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/Received on Mon Nov 29 2010 - 22:23:42 PST
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