Context Researchers discover SMS-based vulnerabilities in Samsung Galaxy devices. The vulnerabilities are borne out of WAP Push functionality, which allows content to be pushed to a mobile device with minimal or no user intervention using SMS. The vulnerability was triggered by the type of SMS messages sent by manufacturers and network operators for configuring carrier and other device configuration settings. The researchers believe that it is likely similar vulnerabilities exist in other Android devices. A detailed blog describing the vulnerabilities has been published today at: https://www.contextis.com/resources/blog/wap-just-happened-my-samsung-galaxy/”]
Source: https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/study-research/android-phones-still-open-wap-attacks/