Android Stagefright Exploit Code Released | Internet News

Android Stagefright Exploit Code Released

Sep 10, 2015
1 minute read

The first proof-of-concept exploit code for Stagefright is now publicly accessible.

Stagefright is a vulnerability in the Android Stagefright media library, which is used to process content, including Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) content. The Stagefright media library is found in Android versions 2.2 and higher, and when Drake first discovered the flaw, hundreds of millions of users were at risk.  Google has since issued patches for the flaws Drake discovered, though new Stagefright flaws, including CVE-3864, which Exodus Intelligence disclosed after the patch, are still a concern.

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Zimperium Releases Android Stagefright Exploit Code

Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at InternetNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @TechJournalist.

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