Motorola Security Update (Mobile Phone JPEG Advisory)

Motorola Security Update (Mobile Phone JPEG Advisory). Motorola has apparently fixed the vulnerability in new software available on it's website, and is urging people to download the security update. According to CNET News, Malicious image could open security hole in Motorola Moto RAZR.

A vulnerability has been discovered in the phones that could allow a hacker to send a corrupt JPEG image via Multimedia Messaging Service that could be leveraged to run malicious code on the phone. However, you would have to accept the image for download before that could happen. The specific flaw exists in the JPEG thumbprint component of the EXIF parser, according to an advisory released by security firm TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative on Tuesday.

You may download Motorola Security Update (Mobile Phone JPEG Advisory) directly from Motorola's website.