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floofloof@lemmy.ca to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

SMS of Death: A single malformed WAP Push SMS crashes com.android.phone on Android, dropping active calls (including emergency calls), with zero interaction from the victim.

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SMS of Death: A single malformed WAP Push SMS crashes com.android.phone on Android, dropping active calls (including emergency calls), with zero interaction from the victim.

smsofdeath.com

floofloof@lemmy.ca to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago
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SMS of Death
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A single malformed WAP Push SMS crashes com.android.phone on Android. Zero-click, remote, drops emergency calls. Patched in the October 2026 Android update.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/technology/p/1499116/sms-of-death-a-single-malformed-wap-push-sms-crashes-com-android-phone-on-android-droppi

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1499077/sms-of-death-a-single-malformed-wap-push-sms-crashes-com-android-phone-on-android-droppi

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  • SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.social
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    One more reason why iPhones are superior.

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      I’m typically too tired of this kind of trolling, but here we go:

      https://www.huffpost.com/entry/text-message-crash-iphone_n_7452324

      Naturally, similar kinds of vulnerabilities have existed on iOS as well.

      • SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.social
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        Over eleven years ago.

        • 🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.world
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          Yeah? So? And? I guess it was eleven years easier to find and exploit, then.

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          So I guess this is finally a true Apple Innovation then. Maybe they should take some credit here!

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      CVE-2023-41064 CVE-2023-41061 CVE-2023-32434 CVE-2023-32435 CVE-2023-38606 CVE-2023-41990 CVE-2025-24085 CVE-2025-24201 CVE-2025-43200 CVE-2025-31200 CVE-2025-31201 CVE-2026-43818 CVE-2026-65346 CVE-2026-86869 CVE-2026-86950

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