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Third-party software can be installed on Samsung smartphones with administrator rights

The founder of Oversecured company specializing in Android OS security, security researcher Sergey Toshin, announced the discovery of two vulnerabilities in Samsung smartphones. The first one allows to install third-party applications and provide them device administrator rights.

“0day on all Samsung devices: installing third-party apps and providing them device administrator rights (no permissions required). However, it leads to the removal of all other programs,” - Toshin said on his Twitter.

The second vulnerability allows to read files "owned by UID 1001 (telephony), including SMS, MMS and phone call history databases."

Source: securitylab.ru

16 February 2021

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