Apple Today fixed an SMS-related security flaw in the iPhone that had been at the center of one of the most talked-about exploits at this week’s Black Hat security conference.
Apple representative Tom Neumayr told CNET “We appreciate the information provided to us about SMS vulnerabilities which affect several mobile phone platforms,” .”This morning, less than 24 hours after a demonstration of this exploit,” Neumayr continued, “we’ve issued a free software update that eliminates the vulnerability from the iPhone. Contrary to what’s been reported, no one has been able to take control of the iPhone to gain access to personal information using this exploit.”
The security flaw involved malicious SMS messages that could allow hackers to take control of an iPhone. The flaw could have let them make calls, send text messages, or almost anything they wanted on the victim’s iPhone.
Apple has released firmware 3.0.1 to fix this Bug – So if you upgrade do so at your own risk if your iPhone is Jailbroken.
Here is a release Note via Apple
About the security content of iPhone OS 3.0.1
- Last Modified: July 31, 2009
- Article: HT3754
Summary
This document describes the security content of iPhone OS 3.0.1.
For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available. To learn more about Apple Product Security, see the Apple Product Security website.
For information about the Apple Product Security PGP Key, see “How to use the Apple Product Security PGP Key.”
Where possible, CVE IDs are used to reference the vulnerabilities for further information.
To learn about other Security Updates, see “Apple Security Updates.”
Products Affected
iPhone, Product Security
iPhone OS 3.0.1
- CoreTelephonyCVE-ID: CVE-2009-2204
Available for: iPhone OS 1.0 through iPhone OS 3.0
Impact: Receiving a maliciously crafted SMS message may lead to an unexpected service interruption or arbitrary code execution
Description: A memory corruption issue exists in the decoding of SMS messages. Receiving a maliciously crafted SMS message may lead to an unexpected service interruption or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue through improved error handling. Credit to Charlie Miller of Independent Security Evaluators, and Collin Mulliner of Fraunhofer SIT for reporting this issue.
