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By: danieleran

danieleran — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:07:00 +0000

@Rushed:

If you have 1.1.1, the libtiff exploit could be used to attack your iPhone, unless (ironically) you visited the jailbreak site, which “exploits” the hole to enable you to add software, then patches the hole behind itself (!).

So anyone who uses the libtiff hole legitimately is as covered as those who use Apple’s 1.1.2 patch.

By: rushed

rushed — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:52:43 +0000

Saw the video. Read this article. I know that this is now a non-issue with the 1.1.2 patch but I don’t get the “Farrow notes in passing…” argument about having ssh pre-installed. IF the web exploit allowed entry into the phone isn’t it just as easy for the ssh to be installed along with. Also, the video makes it seem like the phone needs to be tethered to the computer. All I want to know is, with 1.1.1 can I be unknowingly compromised with spyware by WIRELESSLY (WiFi or Edge) surfing a nefarious webpage?

By: osViews | osOpinion

osViews | osOpinion — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:32:05 +0000

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UnWired! Rick Farrow, Metasploit, and My iPhone Security Interview
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By: brett_x

brett_x — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:31:04 +0000

Great article, Daniel. It is really interesting to see what information you gave him and how he used it (very little) in his article. He pulled a “Oh, by the way… the exploit that I’ve been talking about throughout this article is already patched.. so .. um.. watch for new ones.”

By: Brau

Brau — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:22:38 +0000

Glad to see Daniel taking on the incessant drivel so often spewed from Wired. Glad to see he gets under their skin too. I wish more people would go after these lazy “journalists” who do little more than spew baseless sensationalism to bolster their readership.