Stagefright is the name of a software library used by Android to parse videos and other media. I Really do not know if this APP is reliable or not, but at least works Flawlessly with the Fire Phone and also gives us a Fast Diagnosis of the “Stagefight” problem. &0183 &32 Stagefright is the vulnerability that the Metaphor exploit exploits. So it could be true that Amazon has totally fixed, this Stagefight problem in their latest FireOS 4.6.3 for the Fire Phone!!Ĭuriously, none one has mentioned on the “Android Comunity” (Latest Android News, El Android Libre, etc), that Amazon has been the first company that has corrected this annoying problem!!…īut it does not surprise me, Because Apparently all these Android News Sites, Has Always mentioned Samsung, HTC, LG, Sony and other Big Brands, not the Amazon Fire Phone. Your device is not affected by vulnerabilites in Stagefright!! Unfortunately, the app does nothing else, so it’s up to you to look up what each code means and what you can do about it…Īfter installing on my two Fire Phones (with Latest FireOS 4.6.3) this “Stagefight-Detector-APP” (from the Google Play Store), fortunately I always get the following message: The Stagefright vulnerability has been one of the hottest topics of discussion in the security industry since it was announced.

The security researcher who discovered these vulnerabilities first alerted Google to this issue in April and included security patches. Stagefright: Vulnerability Details, Stagefright Detector tool released. Simply install it, tap “Begin Analysis,” and the app will show which vulnerability affects your phone. &0183 &32 The Stagefright vulnerabilities affect all Android devices running Froyo 2.2 to Lollipop 5.1.1, which covers approximately 95 of all Android devices today.

I thought that all Amazon Fire Phone users would like to know that Zimperium, the company that discovered Stagefright, published a simple app that checks if the device is exposed to any of the several vulnerabilities that make it up. I already have mentioned the same on my post at : &0183 &32 Stagefright is a vulnerability that can allow attackers to steal information from Android. Happy to know that as the Amazon Fire Phone, the FireTv also have received the Stagefight fix, before all the “Big Brands” android devices!!Ĭuriously, none one has mentioned on the “Android Comunity” (Latest Android News, El Android Libre, etc), that Amazon has been the first company that has corrected this annoying problem on the FireTV and Fire Phones!!!…

What is stagefright vulnerability