Publication Type
Conference Proceeding Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
7-2016
Abstract
Root is the administrative privilege on Android, which is however inaccessible on stock Android devices. Due to the desire for privileged functionalities and the reluctance of rooting their devices, Android users seek for no-root approaches, which provide users with part of root privileges without rooting their devices. In this paper, we newly discover a feasible no-root approach based on the ADB loopback. To ensure such no-root approach is not misused proactively, we examine its dark side, including privacy leakage via logs and user input inference. Finally, we discuss the solutions and suggestions from different perspectives.
Keywords
Android, root, no-root approach, permission explosion, Android Debug Bridge (ADB), exploits analysis
Discipline
Computer Sciences | Information Security | Systems Architecture
Research Areas
Cybersecurity
Publication
Information Security and Privacy: Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Conference on Information Security and Privacy (ACISP): Melbourne, Australia, July 4-6, 2016
Volume
9723
First Page
481
Last Page
489
ISBN
9783319403663
Identifier
10.1007/978-3-319-40367-0_32
Publisher
Springer
City or Country
Cham
Citation
CHENG, Yao; Yingjiu LI; and DENG, Robert H..
A Feasible No-Root Approach on Android. (2016). Information Security and Privacy: Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Conference on Information Security and Privacy (ACISP): Melbourne, Australia, July 4-6, 2016. 9723, 481-489.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/3383
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Authors
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40367-0_32