Researchers discovered a vulnerability in the Android operating system that allows a cell to be infected only by sending a message.
Attackers could use this error code, which can affect millions of terminals, sending a message with a photo or video to someone smartphone, without requiring the recipient to open it to act.
This vulnerability affects a part of Android called Stagefright, which allows phones and tablets show internet content.
For example, a malicious video can be used to send a program that will start to be processed over the phone.
Once inflitrado in Stagefright, malicious code could access the data and applications stored on the phone.
Google announced that produced a patch for the problem, but millions of terminals have to update their software to benefit from that arrangement.
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Researchers at security company information US Zimpherium, they said the ruling is “extremely dangerous”.
Experts believe that this is one of the worst Android vulnerabilities discovered so far and estimated that affects 950 million handsets.
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“These vulnerabilities are very dangerous because they require the victim to do anything to be exploited” they wrote.
The team will reveal more details in a security conference to be held in Las Vegas next week.
James Lyne, director of global security research The company Sophos, said the decision affects a “huge fan” of phones from Android version 2.2 onwards.
However, many devices do not incorporate the patch because manufacturers of hardware and telephone operators have to distribute these updates to customers and they can manually reject updates.
Google said in a statement that “this vulnerability was identified in a laboratory setting in older devices with Android and, for all we know, he has not hurt anybody. “
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