In its Android Security Update for February, Google has detailed three critical security vulnerabilities in the way the Android operating system handles .PNG (Portable Network Graphic) files.

When you view the PNG image in your phone, the commands will be executed. “Privileged process” means that the malicious code will have access to all the functionalities of your phone.

Android users are being told to patch their Android OS Nougat (7.0), Oreo (8.0) and Pie (9.0) as soon as updates are available after a bug related to PNG images was found.

Android's more open nature, however, ... Specifically, Google reports that a carefully crafted image in PNG format, when opened, could let an attacker execute code with privileged access.

In its February Android Security Bulletin, Google lists three critical Android Framework vulnerabilities (CVE-2019-1986, CVE-2019-1987, CVE-2019-1988), one of which is associated with the .PNG bug.

A vulnerability in Google LLC's Android operating system can allow hackers to hijack a device by simply displaying an infected PNG image file.The vulnerability, found in Android 7.0 Nougat through ...

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The good news is that Google has patched the problems with an update to Android. Unfortunately, many third-party device makers can takes months to roll out security patches to their own phones.

New Android Bug Can Let Hackers Attack Phone With PNG Image File. The good news is that Google has patched the problems with an update to Android.