Tag: firmware

iPad2 jailbroken, serious hole in iOS PDF

Lukas Rox Mobile, Software , , , , , ,

On 4th of July some jailbreak related websites (limera1n) Mentioned that www.jailbreakme.com has changed and probably a new jailbreak is coming soon. They were not mistaken:

 

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This means, that the following devies:

  • iPhone 3GS running iOS 4.3 to 4.3.3
  • iPhone 4 running iOS 4.3 to 4.3.3
  • iPod 3rd & 4th gen running iOS 4.3, 4.3.2, 4.3.3
  • iPad running iOS 4.3 to 4.3.3
  • iPad2 running iOS 4.3.3

can now be jailbroken by visiting the website above. The new jailbreakme.com 3.0 exploits a vulnerability in the iOS’s PDF reader which has been exposed by a guy called comex. This unfortunately means, that the current build of iOS 4.3.3 is unsafe, and users who don’t jailbreak should be very cautious about unknown links and PDF files, as it is possible they can exploit the same hole as said jailbreak. It is possible to patch the vulnerability by installing a patch from Cydia: PDF Patcher 2 to Fix the PDF Exploit also released by comex.

iOS 4.2.1 released, Field Test is back!

Lukas Rox Mobile, Software , , ,

Last monday Apple has released new version of iOS 4.2.1 which is available for iPad’s, iPod touch 2gen and later, and iPhone’s 3G and later. This new software brings some minor changes listed below:

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad

  • AirPlay (replacement of AirTunes, AirPlay will offer stream video, music, and photos over Wi-Fi)
  • AirPrint Wireless Printing with Print Center (select models)
  • Import .ics calendar files directly for events
  • Birthdays icon has been changed in calendar
  • Updated Carrier Settings (Orange Poland again shows as Orange instead of PL OPL)
  • New fonts for Notes in Settings (Helvetica and Chalkboard)
  • Added an indicator in the App Store which shows if an App supports Game Center
  • Support for CoreMIDI
  • YouTube voting
  • Minor improvements in UI graphics – new icons
  • New wallpapers
  • Fixes the alarm bug caused by daylight saving time changing, affected on a part of iPhone and iPod Touch owners located in Australia, New Zealand, and some European countries.
  • Improved iPhone 3G performance
  • Additions to multitasking tray: Volume controls & AirPlay controls
  • Assign different text tone alerts to each contact (iPhone only)
  • Restores full Field Test Mode