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Apple Announces Fix for iPhone-4-vulnerability

Apple has surfaced earlier this week confirms vulnerability in IOS, which makes it possible to overturn the password protection of a iPhone 4. On demand from Apple told ZDNet: “We are aware of the problem, and we will provide customers in November with the iOS 4.2 software update is a fix available.”

The error put strangers in a position to lead, despite the active device lock phone calls or send text messages. A user will need it on the button for emergency calls, tap and enter for example three times “###”. Then the button calls and immediately press the Standby button launches the phone application, which contains all the contacts.

A user of the Forum of MacRumours had discovered the flaw. Various online media such as Wired Magazine and The Boy Genius could reproduce the error. According to information of other users of the forum MacRumours the gap already in the beta 3 is fixed on IOS 4.2.

The vulnerability is similar to a 2008 gap found in the iPhone operating system. Then, too, could the password protection by entering a key combination can be circumvented. The forensic specialist Jonathan Zdziarski criticized shortly after the general password security of the iPhone, which is relatively easy to crack. Approximately one year later, he repeated his criticism after an analysis of the iPhone 3G S.

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