Specialists from the company Checkmarx, specializing in cyber security and finding the vulnerabilities found in the software of some smartphones nasty bug. It allows you to remotely access the camera without the user's knowledge.
Vulnerability called CVE-2019-2234 originally found in the standard cell XL Pixel 2 and Pixel 3. Similar problems when found in Firmware Samsung smartphones. Experts note that the "bug threatening hundreds of millions of people are safe."
This bug allows you to remotely take photos and video and send them to hackers. Application while running in the background, and the user is not on the unsuspecting. Vulnerability allows access to photos and videos in the gallery of the device allows you to record telephone conversations and receive data geolocation. It is assumed that for this exploit a flaw in the «Google Assistant" access rights, infected device when installing apps from untrusted sources.
Checkmarx a bug report sent Google. After detailed examination it was found out that the problem concerns not only the Pixel, but all smartphones that are running «Google Camera."
Problem fixed with the release of a patch for Google Camera in July, Samsung has released a patch in August. The existence of the threat became known only now. If your smartphone disconnected application updates, make sure you have current version of the camera.
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