Samsung’s Monkey Business: Zero-Click Flaw Leaves Phones Vulnerable!
Samsung smartphones faced a high-severity flaw in the Monkey’s Audio decoder, which could let attackers execute code without user interaction. The vulnerability, CVE-2024-49415, affected devices on Android 12-14. Thanks to a zero-click exploit, attackers could send audio messages triggering the flaw, but Samsung’s December 2024 patch saved the day.
Hot Take:
Samsung’s Monkey Business: APE audio decoding flaw leaves Galaxy users vulnerable to some sneaky sound bites. Who would have guessed your smartphone’s love for music could lead to a dance with danger? But don’t worry, the patch is out, and it’s hitting all the right notes.
Key Points:
- Serious flaw in Samsung’s Monkey’s Audio decoder could lead to remote code execution.
- Zero-click vulnerability, needing no user interaction to exploit.
- Impacts Samsung devices running Android 12, 13, and 14.
- Affects phones configured with RCS on Google Messages, like Galaxy S23 and S24.
- December 2024 security patch has been released to address the issue.
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