Analysis of android camera spoofing techniques

Bulat Saifullin; Rasheed Hussain; Ali Abdulmadzidov; Jooyoung Lee; Adil Mehmood Khan; Muhammad Ahmad

doi:10.1109/SNPD.2018.8441076

Analysis of android camera spoofing techniques

Bulat Saifullin
, Rasheed Hussain
, Ali Abdulmadzidov
, Jooyoung Lee
, Adil Mehmood Khan
, Muhammad Ahmad

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

The unprecedented advancements in mobile phone technology on one hand offer plethora of applications to consumers, but on the other hand cause serious risk to users' privacy. Among other modules, camera is one of the most pervasive modules in smart phone used for taking pictures and videos. Furthermore, many applications use camera as an image capturing device that is used for different purposes such as entertainment or identification and authentication (e.g. biometric face authentication). In this paper, we aim at Android camera module and try to find vulnerabilities that could be exploited for camera spoofing. Particularly we aim at different techniques such as modifying the requesting application and creating virtual device at kernel level to use it as a camera. Our experiments revealed that it is still possible to spoof Android camera. Furthermore, based on our findings, we also suggest recommendations to avoid such exploit in Android applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2018 IEEE/ACIS 19th International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing, SNPD 2018
Editors	Ha Jin Hwang, Lizhi Cai, Gun Huck Yeom, Tokuro Matsuo, Haeng Kon Kim, Hyun Yeo, Chung Sun Hong, Naoki Fukuta, Takayuki Ito, Huaikou Miao
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	10-14
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9781538658895
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SNPD.2018.8441076
State	Published - 20 Aug 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	19th IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing, SNPD 2018 - Busan, Korea, Republic of Duration: 27 Jun 2018 → 29 Jun 2018

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Name	Proceedings - 2018 IEEE/ACIS 19th International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing, SNPD 2018

Conference

Conference	19th IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing, SNPD 2018
Country/Territory	Korea, Republic of
City	Busan
Period	27/06/18 → 29/06/18

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Keywords

Android Security
Android application
Camera
Spoofing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Computer Networks and Communications
Hardware and Architecture
Software
Control and Optimization
Information Systems and Management

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Saifullin, B., Hussain, R., Abdulmadzidov, A., Lee, J., Khan, A. M., & Ahmad, M. (2018). Analysis of android camera spoofing techniques. In H. J. Hwang, L. Cai, G. H. Yeom, T. Matsuo, H. K. Kim, H. Yeo, C. S. Hong, N. Fukuta, T. Ito, & H. Miao (Eds.), Proceedings - 2018 IEEE/ACIS 19th International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing, SNPD 2018 (pp. 10-14). Article 8441076 (Proceedings - 2018 IEEE/ACIS 19th International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing, SNPD 2018). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/SNPD.2018.8441076

Saifullin, Bulat ; Hussain, Rasheed ; Abdulmadzidov, Ali et al. / Analysis of android camera spoofing techniques. Proceedings - 2018 IEEE/ACIS 19th International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing, SNPD 2018. editor / Ha Jin Hwang ; Lizhi Cai ; Gun Huck Yeom ; Tokuro Matsuo ; Haeng Kon Kim ; Hyun Yeo ; Chung Sun Hong ; Naoki Fukuta ; Takayuki Ito ; Huaikou Miao. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. pp. 10-14 (Proceedings - 2018 IEEE/ACIS 19th International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing, SNPD 2018).

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Saifullin, B, Hussain, R, Abdulmadzidov, A, Lee, J, Khan, AM & Ahmad, M 2018, Analysis of android camera spoofing techniques. in HJ Hwang, L Cai, GH Yeom, T Matsuo, HK Kim, H Yeo, CS Hong, N Fukuta, T Ito & H Miao (eds), Proceedings - 2018 IEEE/ACIS 19th International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing, SNPD 2018., 8441076, Proceedings - 2018 IEEE/ACIS 19th International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing, SNPD 2018, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 10-14, 19th IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing, SNPD 2018, Busan, Korea, Republic of, 27/06/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/SNPD.2018.8441076

Analysis of android camera spoofing techniques. / Saifullin, Bulat; Hussain, Rasheed; Abdulmadzidov, Ali et al.
Proceedings - 2018 IEEE/ACIS 19th International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing, SNPD 2018. ed. / Ha Jin Hwang; Lizhi Cai; Gun Huck Yeom; Tokuro Matsuo; Haeng Kon Kim; Hyun Yeo; Chung Sun Hong; Naoki Fukuta; Takayuki Ito; Huaikou Miao. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. p. 10-14 8441076 (Proceedings - 2018 IEEE/ACIS 19th International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing, SNPD 2018).

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