Installer Hijacking vulnerability

Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2015
The Installer Hijacking vulnerability exposes 1 of 2 Android users to attack

Experts at Palo Alto Networks discovered the Installer Hijacking vulnerability that exposes half of Android users to attack via Installation Vulnerability. The security researcher Zhi Xu from Palo Alto Networks discovered a critical vulnerability, dubbed Android Installer Hijacking, affecting the Android PackageInstaller system service. By exploiting the flaw, an attacker can gain unlimited permissions on compromised smartphone and data […]