Security News > 2024 > April > Google Warns: Android Zero-Day Flaws in Pixel Phones Exploited by Forensic Companies
2024-04-03 16:10
Google has disclosed that two Android security flaws impacting its Pixel smartphones have been exploited in the wild by forensic companies. The high-severity zero-day vulnerabilities are as follows - CVE-2024-29745 - An information disclosure flaw in the bootloader component CVE-2024-29748 - A privilege escalation flaw in the firmware component "There are indications that the [
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-05 | CVE-2024-29748 | Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in Google Android there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. | 7.8 |
| 2024-04-05 | CVE-2024-29745 | Use of Uninitialized Resource vulnerability in Google Android there is a possible Information Disclosure due to uninitialized data. | 5.5 |