Heartbleed Bug Detector For Android Smartphone
Since long m hearing a lot about Hearbleed. Later after searching about it, i came to know that it is a bug. On Monday, a serious security vulnerability in OpenSSL - software which two-thirds of the Internet uses to keep connections secure - was announced and nicknamed "Heartbleed." This vulnerability allows an attacker to steal sensitive data (such as account information and passwords) from various web services and clients.
What is Heartbleed?
The Heartbleed Bug is a serious vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL cryptographic software library. This weakness allows stealing the information protected, under normal conditions, by the SSL/TLS encryption used to secure the Internet. SSL/TLS provides communication security and privacy over the Internet for applications such as web, email, instant messaging (IM) and some virtual private networks (VPNs).
The Heartbleed bug allows anyone on the Internet to read the memory of the systems protected by the vulnerable versions of the OpenSSL software. This compromises the secret keys used to identify the service providers and to encrypt the traffic, the names and passwords of the users and the actual content. This allows attackers to eavesdrop on communications, steal data directly from the services and users and to impersonate services and users.
This bug can also be detected in Android devices. One of the well known Lookout Mobile Security has came up with an app, Lookout Heartbleed Detector, that detects whether or not your Android device is vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug in OpenSSL. This app works by determining what version of OpenSSL your device is using. If your device is using one of the affected versions of OpenSSL, we then check to see if the specific vulnerable feature called heartbeats is enabled.
This app is not meant to fix this vulnerability, as this will need to be patched by Google or your device manufacturer, and it is only meant to keep you informed about the status of your device. The good news is that Lookout has not yet seen the Heartbleed vulnerability exploited on a mobile device.
After running it on my Galaxy S4 i found that my device is vulnerable to Hearbleed bug in Open SSL. So lets hope an security update from Samsung, soon.
Download Lookout Heartbleed Detector
Cheers!!!
What is Heartbleed?
The Heartbleed Bug is a serious vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL cryptographic software library. This weakness allows stealing the information protected, under normal conditions, by the SSL/TLS encryption used to secure the Internet. SSL/TLS provides communication security and privacy over the Internet for applications such as web, email, instant messaging (IM) and some virtual private networks (VPNs).
The Heartbleed bug allows anyone on the Internet to read the memory of the systems protected by the vulnerable versions of the OpenSSL software. This compromises the secret keys used to identify the service providers and to encrypt the traffic, the names and passwords of the users and the actual content. This allows attackers to eavesdrop on communications, steal data directly from the services and users and to impersonate services and users.
This bug can also be detected in Android devices. One of the well known Lookout Mobile Security has came up with an app, Lookout Heartbleed Detector, that detects whether or not your Android device is vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug in OpenSSL. This app works by determining what version of OpenSSL your device is using. If your device is using one of the affected versions of OpenSSL, we then check to see if the specific vulnerable feature called heartbeats is enabled.
This app is not meant to fix this vulnerability, as this will need to be patched by Google or your device manufacturer, and it is only meant to keep you informed about the status of your device. The good news is that Lookout has not yet seen the Heartbleed vulnerability exploited on a mobile device.
After running it on my Galaxy S4 i found that my device is vulnerable to Hearbleed bug in Open SSL. So lets hope an security update from Samsung, soon.
Download Lookout Heartbleed Detector
Cheers!!!
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