A security flaw in Android browser could affect 40 … – Andro4all

All Android devices come with a browser installed as standard, an application for browsing internet, until today, we thought I was pretty sure, but seems that it is not . He has discovered a vulnerability in Android browser, which in roughly , allows a range of exploits Javascript can access cookies and passwords stored in our terminals and can, for example, sending emails on our behalf.

As we read in Android Autorithy, Rafay Baloch reported last September 1 this topic as if it were a normal error, but seems to have very serious consequences for a large number of Android users. Rafay researcher discovered that which is configured in a certain way, Javascript could circumvent the Common Origin Policy (Same Origin Policy or SOP), a security system without which a page malicious website could compromise the confidentiality and integrity of another site or in this case, our device.

This is all very technical, but in simpler language could say that, if we use a standard browser version of Android this date or which is not protected, we will be exposed to this kind of problem. Although the odds of encountering this exploit are very small , there are many users who are using this browser workable version of Android, so maybe we should choose to use another browser.

Before Android 4.2, the Android browser is included as the default browser, although it was later abandoned by Google, who declined to give visibility to Google Chrome and although it is unlikely that we find this default browser, which if you’ve had a low-end terminal Browser Android- know as possible that in versions software or old browsers based on this continue to find these vulnerabilities , which leads to the next point. did not know how many users can be affected by this bug

If we refer to Google figures, we know that 24.5% of all Android devices running Android 4.4 KitKat, which is out of danger unless we set for ourselves this browser. The vulnerable browser used by 21% of devices worldwide. Since Android accounts for about 45% of all devices, and that the vast majority of iOS users use Safari, can estimate that about 40% of all Android devices use the Android browser and therefore can suffer this problem.

The easiest way to protect against this security issue is as easy as install a different browser that is not based on the old code Android. Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera are examples of these, and you can access them from the links below. Google has already ruled on the matter and says the company is working on a solution that hopefully will not be long in coming.

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