Another day and another firmware update. This time, the update targets the entire Xperia Z3 series (Xperia Z3, Xperia Z3 Compact and Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact) and brings with it a full Stagefright exploit fix. If you need to download the new firmware or are wondering what the heck the Stagefright exploit is, then meet me after the jump.

 researchers at Zimperium that is believed to leave the majority of Android devices vulnerable to attack. Hackers could potentially use the libStageFright media library (hence ‘Stagefright’) as a way into your device when processing an MMS. Potentially an attacker would only need your mobile number and then execute an attack even with no user-interaction. Even worse, the MMS can delete itself before you open it. Zimperium says that

“issues in Stagefright code critically expose 95% of Android devices, an estimated 950 million devices” 

Discuss:

Have you been worried about the Stagefright exploit on your Xperia Z3?

[Via XperiaBlog]