Guest dem0nx Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 I have no idea if there is a factory reset USSD for this however I can confirm that the USSD thing works on G300 phones (and most likely others) I am using a slightly different method of doing this instead of <frame src= I am using <meta http-equiv="REFRESH" content="0;url=tel:*%2306%23"></HEAD> You can test to see if your phone is vulnerable here : http://198.100.157.97/test.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hogweed Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) I see... http://securitywatch...ours-vulnerable Ooops. I can confirm vulnerability on Gingerbread as well - tested with Gr2 but that's the stock dialler so likely a problem in all GB ROMs. Workaround - install another app for "tel" protocol handler. See post below. Edited September 25, 2012 by Hogweed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hogweed Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) Temporary workaround http://dylanreeve.po...ote-ussd-attack Summary of workaround: Just Install Dialer One from Play Store. Then, if a website sends the G300 self-destruct code or whatever, you will be prompted before it is actually carried out. Edited September 25, 2012 by Hogweed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dem0nx Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 That seems to have sorted it, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John Young Photos Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Not heard of this before... thanks.. So how common is this ?? Has many people been infected (not read whole article) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Davidoff59 Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Working here on ics too.Pretty sure its just been found so none infected yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hogweed Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) Seems it has only just been revealed in public but was discovered at least a few months ago. How serious it is depends on just what special codes the phone has. Some Android phones seem to have a "Wipe all Data" USSD code which executes immediately without asking the user for a confirm. So it is bye, bye time. Many Samsung and HTC phones seem to have been confirmed to be wipeable. Haven't tried any of the dangerous codes on my G300 to see what happens but the "safe" codes certainly work so I suspect so will any G300 specific "dangerous ones" - public or not. If anyone feels brave and has backups and deep pockets (in case you end up with a brick) then feel free to try some out. :-) The code can be launched from any "infected" web page or by scanning QR codes with USSD telephone numbers. Could be embedded in an SMS or email as well. Edited September 25, 2012 by Hogweed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fr0do Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Any 3rd party dialler installed intercepts the action. Just tested with dialer ex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mack_ Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 this sucks....and even if we told huawei they would probably not try to sort it out anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John Young Photos Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 So do I just need to install "Dialer One" from play store and that will protect my phone.... any other steps needed ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Davidoff59 Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 That's it John. its a temp workaround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John Young Photos Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 That's it John. its a temp workaround. Thanks..... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Colossae3.23 Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 I hope I'm not muddying the waters, with my dullness... :unsure: I was a bit confused last night regarding what the test actually did. I've got it now, but last night I installed exdialer just because everyone was saying its the way to fix this issue. But, after sussing this out this morning I double checked and exdialer failed (i.e. showed my my imei). So, uninstalled it and checked both dialerone and the stock dialer, both succeeded in only showing the USSD code. So, maybe my stock dialer was ok the whole time and I didn't really test it correctly, last night? Or, the act of installing dialerone, has done something to sort the problem (if that's possible)??? I've since uninstalled dialerone, and double checked the stock dialer, and its all good now. For what's worth I'm on the 940 repack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cyda Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 A nice android dev has created an app to help protect against this vulnerability. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mulliner.telstop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Colossae3.23 Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 A nice android dev has created an app to help protect against this vulnerability. https://play.google....ulliner.telstop diolch yn fawr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tcpaulh Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Oh dear. http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/t5/Other-Manufacturers-and-OS/Fix-Required-Ascend-G300-and-others-vulnerable-to-simple/td-p/1279818 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cyda Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 (edited) Oh dear. http://forum.vodafon...le/td-p/1279818 Man, there are some idiots replying to that thread. 'Community experts'? Yeah right. :blink: Edited September 26, 2012 by Cyda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest droiddruid Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Good to know we are in safe hands huh? Chuckle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fr0do Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 I hope I'm not muddying the waters, with my dullness... :unsure: I was a bit confused last night regarding what the test actually did. I've got it now, but last night I installed exdialer just because everyone was saying its the way to fix this issue. But, after sussing this out this morning I double checked and exdialer failed (i.e. showed my my imei). So, uninstalled it and checked both dialerone and the stock dialer, both succeeded in only showing the USSD code. So, maybe my stock dialer was ok the whole time and I didn't really test it correctly, last night? Or, the act of installing dialerone, has done something to sort the problem (if that's possible)??? I've since uninstalled dialerone, and double checked the stock dialer, and its all good now. For what's worth I'm on the 940 repack.I thought the point of the alternate dialler was to intercept remote access, which installing any extra dialler seems to do... instead of the code being automatically executed, you're prompted to choose a program to run it. Which for users is a simple choice if they didn't intend to run the dialler code. Did I get that wrong then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fr0do Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Wow those voda forum people are ignorant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tcpaulh Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Would be helpful if someone on unmodified b892 would post a photo (not a screenshot) showing both the G300 and the effect of visiting the proof of concept url. You'll need to blank out part of your imei in any uploaded pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Davidoff59 Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 I don't think they are reps, merely members with experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Davidoff59 Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 http://blog.mobilephonesecurity.org/2012/09/samsung-galaxy-siii-data-wiping-on.html?m=1 More devices vulnerable. Can someone post to vodafone eforum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tcpaulh Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 https://twitter.com/raviborgaonkar# discovered it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Redflake Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 On stock B940 doing the test does not show the imei number but just displays *#06# in the dialed number area. So dosn't look like its vunerable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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