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Georgia Tech Researchers Jailbreak iOS 7.1.2

Posted by timothy on from the have-you-tried-bribing-the-guards? dept.

mikejuk writes The constant war to jailbreak and patch iOS has taken another step in favor of the jailbreakers. Georgia Tech researchers have found a way to jailbreak the current version of iOS. What the Georgia Tech team has discovered is a way to break in by a multi-step attack. After analysing the patches put in place to stop previous attacks, the team worked out a sequence that would jailbreak any modern iPhone. The team stresses the importance of patching all of the threats, and not just closing one vulnerability and assuming that it renders others unusable as an attack method. It is claimed that the hack works with any iOS 7.1.2 using device including the iPhone 5s.
It is worth noting that the The Device Freedom Prize for an open source jailbreak of iOS7 is still unclaimed and stands at just over $30,000. The details are to be revealed at the forthcoming Black Hat USA (August 6 & 7 Las Vegas) in a session titled Exploiting Unpatched iOS Vulnerabilities for Fun and Profit:

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  1. why? isn't 7.1.2 already jail broken... by blahbooboo · · Score: 2, Informative

    Congrats on jailbreaking an os which is already jail broken?

  2. at least Iphone is now unlocked by Joe_Dragon · · Score: 1, Informative

    at least Iphone is now unlocked

    not like the past where it was ATT only and roaming was $20 a MEG!!!

  3. Re: Why? by i_ate_god · · Score: 3, Informative

    I have an ipad. Full file system access is my number one reason for jail breaking. I can access any file on the device, share folders on a samba server, access any file on the sdcard reader.

    Now I can actually upload nef files from.my Nikon camera.

    --
    I'm god, but it's a bit of a drag really...
  4. Re:Why? by qpqp · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'll bite.
    First and foremost: firewall and SSHd, then: nginx, python, perl, java, haskell, adblocker, ... Also the ability to edit and customize (hidden) settings, hosts file, themes, go fuck yourself, it's my computer and I do what I want with it.

  5. Why bother? by Sir+Holo · · Score: 1, Informative

    Really, why bother?

    You can buy an unlocked iPhone directly from Apple these days.