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2018-09-12 12:09
Widespread use of unpatched open source code in popular Android apps is causing significant security vulnerabilities, warns the non-profit American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research (ACI). ACI’s research team used Insignary’s Clarity binary code scanner to examine the ten most popular applications in the 33 main app categories in Google Play Store, and found that 105 out of 330 contained known (CVE-numbered) vulnerabilities in their open source components. The findings The vulnerabilities range from … More → The post Scan reveals known open source vulnerabilities in popular Android apps appeared first on Help Net Security.
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