Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone 4 Jailbreak via browser exploit
Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone 4 Jailbreak via browser exploit
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone 4 Jailbreak via browser exploit
- From: Kerry Matthews <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 09:12:43 -0500
At least you can checksum the tool your using, and checksum the Apple IPSWs when doing it offline. With the website, there's no way of knowing if you're getting the same payload someone else is getting.
-kerry
On Aug 2, 2010, at 9:09 AM, Dave Schroeder wrote:
> All true, but a local jailbreak could just as easily exploit you in a variety of ways in the same ways as a web site could...
>
> - Dave
>
> On Aug 2, 2010, at 9:05 AM, Nichols, Jared - 1170 - MITLL wrote:
>
>> Myself, I took it more as exposing the vulnerabilities in the Mobile
>> Safari browser rather than a convenience thing. If I were to jailbreak my
>> phone, I'd also likely do it "offline."
>>
>> I figure if you can jailbreak a phone with the security hole, what else
>> can you do with it?
>>
>> j
>> --
>> Jared F. Nichols
>> Desktop Engineer, Client Services
>> Information Services Department
>> MIT Lincoln Laboratory
>> 244 Wood Street
>> Lexington, Massachusetts 02420
>> 781.981.5436
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> On 8/2/10 9:38 AM, "Joel Esler" <email@hidden> wrote:
>>
>>> This is the thing will jailbreaking. At your own risk. I, for one,
>>> won't be allowing a freaking website to hack my phone.
>>>
>>> Kthnkx.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Aug 2, 2010, at 9:29 AM, Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC wrote:
>>>
>>>> Not so sure about using a website. Isn't that an invitation for
>>>> hackers to hack the site and get into all those phones?
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Nichols, Jared - 1170 - MITLL" <email@hidden>
>>>> Date: Monday, August 2, 2010 9:14
>>>> Subject: [Fed-Talk] iPhone 4 Jailbreak via browser exploit
>>>> To: "email@hidden" <email@hidden>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/01/hackers_release_browser_ba
>>>>> sed_jailbreak_for_iphone_4.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Since Jailbreaking was of topic last week, I thought we'd continue
>>>>> with this little nugget of info.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Unlike previous jailbreaks, which required users to run software
>>>>> on their Mac or PC and tether their iPhone to their computer, the
>>>>> latest hack is done entirely within the Safari browser.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Joel Esler
>>> http://www.joelesler.net
>>>
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