Check your phone if it is affected by the USSD Exploit

[gadgetcrazy]

It just shows my dialer and nothing else. No imei or code. So am I vulnerable? On Sgs3.

 

[Sushubh]

does not look like it. not a big one of course. if some people end up dialing the ussd code 😀 god help them!

 

[Nishant]

Motorola Electrify (a.k.a. photon 4g)Pops up the IMEI number 🙁

 

[Nishant]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mulliner.telstop

This is a quick fix for the TEL attacks described here [1].
The tool works through publishing a URI handler for TEL. Every time a TEL URI is activated an application selector will be shown. If you suddenly see the application selector that includes Phone and TelStop you know something just invoked a TEL URI. If you didn't click a TEL link or tried to dial a number it is likely to be an attack. To check out the URI just select TelStop.

 

[Sushubh]

brilliant!

https://imgur.com/TVXSA https://imgur.com/i7Wnl https://imgur.com/MrCG7 https://imgur.com/XW0MW

 

[iCon]

WOW! Working fine..should have option like auto canceling.

 

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[gadgetcrazy]

Recommended for all or only vulnerable devices

 

[Sushubh]

yeah. very simple and clever implementation. just take control of the tel: url handling!

 

[AbhishekMSharma]

I'm happy that the GNex is safe of this! 😀