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iPhone bug a potential threat?
tuaw.com - 11/13/2008
iPhone bug a potential threat?
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There's a lot of "could" and "might" in this story, folks, so keep that in mind. MacNN is reporting that a group of iPhone developers has identified a bug in the current iPhone firmware that could lead to an exploit of the Default.png file. Default.png is what's displayed when an application ...

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News Roundup for November the 13th
Apple Eclectic — ... . But you’ve got to feel sorry for Apple. No sooner do they whack one bug another pops up to replace it. The latest is reported by Ars Technica to affect the iPhone and maybe possibly perhaps allow arbitrary execution of code. Or not. To be on the safe side I’ll be keeping my iPhone in a locked drawer for now. And then upgrade to the ...

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