Habib, Sheikh Mahbub ; Jacob, Cyril ; Olovsson, Tomas (2009)
An analysis of the robustness and stability of the network stack in symbian-based smartphones.
In: Journal of Networks, 4 (10)
doi: 10.4304/jnw.4.10.968-975
Artikel, Bibliographie
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
<div>Smartphones are widely used today and their popularity will certainly not slow down in the near future<br />due to improved functionality and new technology improvements. Becoming more and more similar to PCs and laptops, they will also begin to face the same security problems especially in terms of network security. In a previous paper, we have provided a detailed analysis of security issues along with penetration test results for Windows Mobile 5.0 platform based smartphones. In this paper, we extend our vulnerability testing with two more smartphones, both based on the Symbian 9.1 OS. A number of attacks have been done to test the stability of the network stack of the Symbian OS. Detailed results are provided from the tests performed and several vulnerabilities that can render the devices unusable have been found. The results should be very useful for security professionals, researchers and OS vendors and will hopefully result in more attention to be paid to security issues in smartphones and trigger the development of more secure software for mobile operating systems. The findings could also be of interest for end-users who are searching for the most stable platform for mobile applications where security and reliability are key factors.</div>
| Typ des Eintrags: | Artikel |
|---|---|
| Erschienen: | 2009 |
| Autor(en): | Habib, Sheikh Mahbub ; Jacob, Cyril ; Olovsson, Tomas |
| Art des Eintrags: | Bibliographie |
| Titel: | An analysis of the robustness and stability of the network stack in symbian-based smartphones |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Publikationsjahr: | Dezember 2009 |
| Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: | Journal of Networks |
| Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: | 4 |
| (Heft-)Nummer: | 10 |
| DOI: | 10.4304/jnw.4.10.968-975 |
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| Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | <div>Smartphones are widely used today and their popularity will certainly not slow down in the near future<br />due to improved functionality and new technology improvements. Becoming more and more similar to PCs and laptops, they will also begin to face the same security problems especially in terms of network security. In a previous paper, we have provided a detailed analysis of security issues along with penetration test results for Windows Mobile 5.0 platform based smartphones. In this paper, we extend our vulnerability testing with two more smartphones, both based on the Symbian 9.1 OS. A number of attacks have been done to test the stability of the network stack of the Symbian OS. Detailed results are provided from the tests performed and several vulnerabilities that can render the devices unusable have been found. The results should be very useful for security professionals, researchers and OS vendors and will hopefully result in more attention to be paid to security issues in smartphones and trigger the development of more secure software for mobile operating systems. The findings could also be of interest for end-users who are searching for the most stable platform for mobile applications where security and reliability are key factors.</div> |
| Freie Schlagworte: | - SST: CASED:;- SST: CASED;SPIN: Smart Protection in Infrastructures and Networks |
| ID-Nummer: | TUD-CS-2009-1923 |
| Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | LOEWE > LOEWE-Zentren > CASED – Center for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt 20 Fachbereich Informatik > Telekooperation LOEWE > LOEWE-Zentren 20 Fachbereich Informatik LOEWE |
| Hinterlegungsdatum: | 26 Nov 2017 20:43 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 30 Mai 2018 12:53 |
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