3 Jul
A serious security flaw in the iPhone’s operating system – iPhone SMS
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Loading ...AppleInsider shared this bit of security flaw in iPhone’s OS which is being looked into by Apple experts currently. Apple is working to repair a serious security flaw in the iPhone’s operating system – one that could allow an attacker to track the phone’s location via GPS, eavesdrop on conversations via the microphone, or create a mobile bot net capable of unleashing denial of service attacks.
The attack takes advantage of a vulnerability in the phone’s short messaging service, or SMS, feature, allowing an outside party into the phone’s root access without the owner’s knowledge. The exploit takes advantage of the fact that SMS can send binary code to an iPhone. That code is automatically processed without user interaction, and can be compiled from multiple messages, allowing larger programs to be sent to a phone.
[via - AppleInsider]
Tags: security flaw, SMS
