High Risk Software Flaws in Android

[CloneRanger]

Coverity Scan 2010 Open Source Integrity Report Reveals High Risk Software Flaws in Android

Highlights from the Coverity Scan 2010 Open Source Integrity Report include:

* The Android kernel tested by Coverity revealed 359 software defects, which is a sample of what might be shipping in popular mobile and other Android-based devices.
* 25 percent of the Android defects found are high risk with the potential to cause security breaches and crashes.
* Nearly half of the defects discovered in open source projects by Coverity Scan are classified as high risk.
* The high risk defects discovered in Android and other open source projects are the types typically eliminated by Coverity customers before shipping products.
* Common defects found in open source code continue to be flaws such as memory corruptions, NULL pointer dereferences, and resource leaks, which can cause system crashes and security vulnerabilities in products.

http://coverity.com/html/press/cover...n-android.html

[MrBrian]

Back door exploit for Android phones