Penetration Testing: A Survival Guide

Using existing exploits

There are several vulnerabilities found on Android devices. When a vulnerability is discovered, researchers also release some exploits and place them in public websites such as exploit-db.com. Some are available in frameworks such as Metasploit. Some vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely, while some of them can be exploited locally. Stagefright is one such example that has made a lot of noise in July 2015 when a researcher called Joshua Drake discovered vulnerabilities in Android's multimedia library known as Stagefright. More information can be found at https://www.exploit-db.com/docs/39527.pdf.

Similarly, the Webview addJavaScriptInterface exploit is one of the most interesting remote exploits that has been discovered ...