Details are being covered at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/31/smart_phone_hijacking/
".... The bug resides in CommCenter, a service that's responsible for handling SMS, wireless and other functions in the iPhone. By default, it runs as root and isn't limited by an application sandbox. That makes it an ideal vector for taking control of the device. What's more, the messages are delivered automatically and often aren't easy for users to block. ...." Juha-Matti der Mouse [[email protected]] kirjoitti: > > "On Thursday, two researchers plan to reveal an unpatched iPhone bug > > that could virally infect phones via SMS. [...] > > Any betting Apple manages to get them gagged before they can present? :( > > /~\ The ASCII Mouse > \ / Ribbon Campaign > X Against HTML [email protected] > / \ Email! 7D C8 61 52 5D E7 2D 39 4E F1 31 3E E8 B3 27 4B _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
