Many Android devices already in the pipeline appear with the protection feature is reset, making it impossible to “reset” the stolen phone and continue to use the m as their own. However, the developer under the nickname Rootjunky found that smartphones Samsung this security restriction can be circumvented in just a few minutes.
The feature makes the phone inoperable if someone tries to reset data using recovery mode. The user will have to enter the credentials of the owner to use the device.
As it turned out, the Korean smartphone has a vulnerability that allows the operating system to access files when you insert OTG drive, even when the device requires user authentication for reboot. Within this method you can copy the APK-file on disk via OTG to access the settings and install the APK file.
After APK is installed, to reset the data on the device is easy. Instead of doing it from recovery mode, just go to your phone settings. In the end the Communicator can be used as if you own it.
Samsung has not commented on the vulnerability detected. Will the company release an update to solve this problem, not reported.
