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#177659 10-Aug-2015 18:46
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I haven't read any topic here about Stagefright, a vulnerability that in theory could affect up to 950 million devices in some estimates.

Here's a free Stagefright detector - read about the Stagefright vulnerability here.

My HTC M9 (Android 5.1) passes the test:



The HTC M8 (Android 5.0.1) fails:



What about your devices?




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  #1363130 11-Aug-2015 19:42
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After doing a bit more reading tonight it seems that even doing a build.prop modification does not change the stagefright vulnerability. The recommended interim mitigation including for unrooted phones is:

1. Disable MMS automatic download in all apps that handle SMS
2. Use Firefox and in about:config set stagefright.disabled to true.
3. Use MXplayer as your default Video handler

I found the above in this thread:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/android-mms-stagefright-exploit-t3166457/post62197171#post62197171

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