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iPhone Jailbreak Uses a PDF Display Vulnerability

Posted by kdawson on from the get-out-of-jail-free dept.

adeelarshad82 writes "Latest reports indicate that the website that 'jailbreaks' iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches does so by means of a PDF-based vulnerability in OS X. PDF parsing and rendering is a core feature of OS X, and there have been several other vulnerabilities in the past in iOS CoreGraphics PDF components." As Gruber points out, the proper term for this is not "jailbreak," but "remote code exploit in the wild."

3 of 289 comments (clear)

  1. Re:I hear differently from Users by Kitkoan · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Of course not, Apple gets security risks right out of the box so you don't have to do it yourself. A weak security Flash player is built into every copy of OSX so you too can worry about security.

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    Attention... all grammer nazi"s! Is they're anything; wrong with: my post,
  2. Re:I hear differently from Users by sumdumass · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Your right, because in Apple, it's a feature right? Well, at least a feature that allows it's customers to do what they want.

    Oh hell, I never should have taken the bait.

  3. Re:PDF by ae1294 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It stands for Penetration Document Format. HTH, HAND.

    The URL has the word hack and it appears that the site might not be hosted inside the U.S. of A.

    Everyone, to be safe please avoid clicking on that link. Don't even hover your mouse over it. I've called the Internet police and the consequences will never be the same for those who are behind it...