Security firm Zimperium today is publicly disclosing a flaw in Google’s Android mobile operating system that could expose 950 million users to risk. The vulnerability is found in the Android Stagefright media library, which is a common element in Android versions 2.2 and higher.
Zimperium zLabs Vice President of Platform Research and Exploitation Joshua Drake will detail the complete vulnerability in a talk at the Black Hat USA conference on Aug. 5.
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