Nightwatch security Cybersecurity firm reportedly has discovered a new vulnerability of Android. This vulnerability makes the third parties can easily access the information from the system in the device.
This vulnerability makes the third parties can easily access the information from the system in the device.
As for the accessible information includes the name of the Wi-Fi network device digunaka, BSSID, MAC address of the device, the DNS server information, to the local IP address.
Armed with that information, malicious applications can figure out the location of the included track Android devices to ascertain the location of the course.
Not only that, hackers can also exploit this vulnerability to attack the Wi-Fi networks that are not protected.
Although dangerous, in fact this vulnerability does not strike the whole Android version. Quoted from Phone Arena, Tuesday (4/9/2018), this is apparently only the security gaps threaten version outside of the Android Pie 9.0.
The reason, Google has rolled the update to address this security gap in Android 9.0 Pie. Therefore, most of these newer operating systems are free from this vulnerability.
"With this security loophole, any application can find out the information on the device without going through the licensing process and security first, " said Nightwatch Security.
Not only threatens the Android version in addition to pies, devices that run Android modifications are also prone to break down. Therefore, devices such as the Amazon Fire Phone and Tablet can Fire affected this security loophole.
Despite threatening the majority of Android operating system that is on the current device, according to Nightwatch Security, Google has no plans to fix this security loophole in the older operating system.
Although Google is not protected, endangered users of devices that do not run the Android Pie has a way to avoid this security loophole, by always putting up the official application more secure.
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