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iPhone SMS Vulnerability Found, Getting Patched
hothardware.com - 7/2/2009
iPhone SMS Vulnerability Found, Getting Patched
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A chink in the iPhone 's armor? Say it ain't so! During a presentation at the SyScan conference in Singapore, security researcher Charlie Miller made clear that there was a significant vulnerability in the iPhone's SMS system, a flaw that could "allow an attacker to remotely install and run ...

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tech.yahoo.com - 7/2/2009
Apple Patching Serious SMS Vulnerability on IPhone by PC World: Yahoo! Tech
— tech.yahoo.com — is working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to the phone. The attack in question exploits a weakness in the way iPhones handle text messages received via ... (more) Apple Patching Serious SMS Vulnerability on IPhone by  ...

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itworld.com - 7/2/2009
Apple patching serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone
— itworld.com — Apple is working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to the phone. The attack in question exploits a weakness in the way iPhones handle text messages received ... (more) Apple patching serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone

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Apple patching nasty iPhone SMS vulnerability
engadgetmobile.com - 7/3/2009
Apple patching nasty iPhone SMS vulnerability
— engadgetmobile.com — Given the hype surrounding Apple's iPhone, we're actually surprised that we haven't seen more holes to plug over the years. In fact, the last major iPhone exploit to take the world by storm happened right around this time two years ago , and now ... (more) Apple patching nasty iPhone SMS vulnerability

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News around the web: Apple Admits iPhone Overheating
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Apple patching nasty iPhone SMS vulnerability
Engadget — ... that would let attackers "run software code on the phone that is sent by SMS over a mobile operator's network in order to monitor the location of the phone using GPS, turn on the phone's microphone to eavesdrop on conversations, or make the phone join a distributed denial of service attack or a botnet." Charlie's planning to detail the vulnerability in full at the upcoming Black Hat conference, but Apple's hoping to have it all patched up by the end of this month. [Via HotHardware] Filed under: Cellphones Apple patching nasty iPhone SMS ...

Apple patching nasty iPhone SMS vulnerability
Engadget Mobile — ... that would let attackers "run software code on the phone that is sent by SMS over a mobile operator's network in order to monitor the location of the phone using GPS, turn on the phone's microphone to eavesdrop on conversations, or make the phone join a distributed denial of service attack or a botnet." Charlie's planning to detail the vulnerability in full at the upcoming Black Hat conference, but Apple's hoping to have it all patched up by the end of this month. [Via HotHardware] Apple patching nasty iPhone SMS vulnerability originally appeared on ...

Hacking and Texting
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — [image] They say to never drive while text messaging, but what about hacking while text messaging? HotHardware has reported on a significant security threat in the iPhone that is traced back to the way the iPhone handles SMS. This security hole could allow a remote sender to run software on the iPhone via a rogue text message. Of course, there is no how-to hack the iPhone yet, and this was luckily found by a security researcher, Charles Miller, so for now you are probably safe. Emphasis on the probably. No guarantees. Miller will reveal more at the legendary Black Hat Hackers ...

Because you can never have enough iPhone news... three more stories
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... Good ol' security maven Charlie Miller poked into the soft underbelly of the iPhone and discovered a pretty gnarly SMS hack that could potentially have your phone activating GPS, the phone's mic, and other nastiness. Perfect setup for a Tom Clancy novel or totally scary vulnerability? Read the HotHardware piece and see for yourself. ...

iPhone 3G/3GS overheating; hot Apple SMS security issues
IT Blogwatch's blog — ... hackers to completely invade an owners' privacy. Scary stuff. ... The sheer fact that so many iPhones are out there makes this a fairly serious risk. ... Miller is planning to detail the hole more at the Black Hat USA security expo in Las Vegas later this year, which gives Apple a short window of time to patch the vulnerability. If all goes planned, Apple will actually have a fix ready "later this month," but exact details on when said patch will arrive have yet to be disclosed. more Charlie who? Jason Mick knows: Mr. Miller is the author of The Mac Hacker's Handbook, one ...

iPhone SMS Module Vulnerability Identified
HardMac.com — ... Charlie Miller, a scientist specialized in network security identified a vulnerability in the iPhone SMS module. It could create an exploit by sending a specific SMS to an iPhone. One could in theory be able to run a script which could for example force the device to send its geo-positioning parameters, or to activate the microphone etc... scary, but still based on his claims. ...

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