Android applications protection and research

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Android APPs CVEs:

Android (https://source.android.com/):
  • CVE-2016-2458
  • CVE-2017-0414
  • CVE-2017-0703
  • CVE-2017-0808
  • CVE-2017-13157
  • CVE-2017-13158
  • CVE-2017-13159
  • CVE-2018-9459
  • CVE-2018-9461
  • CVE-2018-9587
  • CVE-2019-1995
  • CVE-2019-9440
  • CVE-2019-2124
Chrome:
  • CVE-2016-1656

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