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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."

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  1. Who cares? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's just a bunch of goosestepping faggots anyway.

  2. Re:The new jailbreak is amazing by Fumbili · · Score: 0, Troll

    All your iPhone are belong to us!

  3. Re:PDF by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    YOU ARE A FOOL!

    This is NOT an Adobe problem. Or a PDF problem. It is an APPLE problem. The "PDF" display on the iPhone is 100% their code.

  4. Why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    So, and here's a serious question: Why do the Apple fan-fags insist that Apple is more secure by design? My best theory is that the majority of Apple users suffer from AIDS-related dementia.

    I hope Adobe sues and wins against press (like Infoworld) that blamed the failings of Apple's homosexual programmers on Adobe.

  5. Re:Drive by jailbreaking by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You got owned dude. But well since you're an Apple fag I guess you are alright with it. Apple, better than religion! since you don't only get stupid automatons as followers but they pay from their ass to be part of the circle jerk.

    Stupidity is the new black.

  6. Re:Not a virus by juasko · · Score: -1, Troll

    ur wrong about open systems being secure

    http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Android-rootkit-demonstrated-1049183.html

    intressting not on an other iphone flamebaite
    http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Google-uses-remote-delete-to-remove-Android-apps-from-smartphones-Update-1029188.html

  7. Re:Not a virus by Lars+T. · · Score: -1, Troll

    Errm, Morris Worm anyone?

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    Lars T.

    To the guy who modded me down from perfect to terrible Karma - Apple haters still suck