Security News Vulnerabilities Found in the Firmware of 25 Android Smartphone Models (List Inside)

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Last week, at the DEF CON security conference held in Las Vegas, security researchers presented details about 47 vulnerabilities in the firmware and default apps of 25 Android smartphone models, 11 of which are also sold in the US.

These vulnerabilities, embedded in full in the table at the bottom of this article, range from simple flaws that crash devices to dangerous bugs that grant attackers the ability to get root access on users' devices.

Some of the most dangerous of these vulnerabilities allow an attacker to retrieve or send SMS texts from the user's phone, take screenshots or record videos of the phone's screen, retrieve the user's contacts list, force the installation of third-party arbitrary apps without the user's knowledge or consent, or even wipe the user's data from the device.

Some big OEM brands listed

These vulnerabilities were discovered in both the default apps that come preinstalled on some devices by default (and are sometimes unremovable), but also in the firmware of core device drivers that can't be removed without losing some of the phone's functionality, if not access to the device as a whole.

US mobile and IoT security firm Kryptowire unearthed these vulnerabilities as part of a grant awarded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The smartphone brands (OEMs) included on Kryptowire's list include big names such as ZTE, Sony, Nokia, LG, Asus, and Alcatel, but also smaller companies such as Vivo, SKY, Plum, Orbic, Oppo, MXQ, Leagoo, Essential, Doogee, and Coolpad.