Beacown (Linux WiFi Exploit)(github.com)
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Beacown (Linux WiFi Exploit)
https://github.com/PurpleVsGreen/beacown
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I think we need a vulnerability buzzword bingo.
Just to be clear, everyone really should panic. Right?
Plenty of Android devices have kernels that are too old to be vulnerable. Versions 5.1 and newer are vulnerable.
Older kernels are instead vulnerable to older bugs, since fixed, of not less severity, but more systematically exploited.
Do you have any particular exploits in mind?
The idea that you could gain RCE without the user doing anything except being in range of a wifi hotspot—no need to run an app, load a website, or even open an image—strikes me as exceptionally concerning. It's not quite the holy grail of "connect this device to the internet anywhere in the world and get hacked within minutes", but it's coming close.
The idea that you could gain RCE without the user doing anything except being in range of a wifi hotspot—no need to run an app, load a website, or even open an image—strikes me as exceptionally concerning. It's not quite the holy grail of "connect this device to the internet anywhere in the world and get hacked within minutes", but it's coming close.
Current discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33200171.
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Poor effort, only 50% of the way there. (No marks awarded for a working exploit, marketing doesn't care about that)
Edit: Marks should also be deducted for a lack of scary text claiming that everyone should panic.