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Google Says ISPs Helped Attackers Infect Targeted Smartphones with Hermit Spyware

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()5 min read2
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2018-4344
Memory Corruption Flaw in Apple iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS (Pre-2018 Releases)
7.82%KEV
KEV
CVE-2019-8605
Use-After-Free in Apple iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS Enables Privileged Code Execution
7.818%KEV
KEV
CVE-2020-3837
Memory Corruption in Apple iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS Enables Kernel-Level Code Execution
7.815%KEV
KEV
CVE-2020-9907
Memory Corruption with Kernel Privileges in Apple iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS
7.83%KEV
KEV
CVE-2021-30883
Kernel Memory Corruption Zero-Day in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS
7.815%KEV
KEV
CVE-2021-30983
Kernel Buffer Overflow in Apple iOS and iPadOS Enables Arbitrary Code Execution
7.83%KEV
KEV

From the original article

5 min read at thehackernews.com

A week after it emerged that a sophisticated mobile spyware dubbed Hermit was used by the government of Kazakhstan within its borders, Google said it has notified Android users of infected devices.

The Hacker News

By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com

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