ah this is why I like to just stand by and let others test out the hardwhere and softwhere before I jump in and get one of these i phones. having said this, I am truly thinking of getting a 3g i phone. I need the g p s app and would love the bar code app too. let s see what happends. Jose Lopez, President Lopez Language Services, LLC "We Speak Your Language" Call us anytime at 888.824.3022 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Clark" <kcpadfoot@xxxxxxxxx> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 8:04 AM Subject: [real-eyes] iPhone at risk from security flaw > > iPhone at risk from security flaw > 04 August 10 07:12 ET > Apple iPhone > By Daniel Emery > Technology reporter, BBC News > Security firms are warning of a vulnerability in Apple's iOS for iPhone, > iPad and > iPod. > Symantec said that it could be exploited by remote attackers to take > complete control > of a vulnerable device. > Experts said that the threat, at present, only exists on paper but that > Apple need > to issue a fix before it becomes a reality. > Apple said that the company was aware of the report and was investigating. > The problem lies in the way Apple's Mobile Safari handles Adobe Acrobat > PDF documents. > As the browser automatically opens PDF files, a hacker could embed > malicious code > into this file. > Graham Cluley, a computer security expert with Sophos, told BBC News > that the exploit > used the same principle as Jailbreakme - a utility that lets iPhone 4 > owners run > non-Apple approved applications - although it uses the exploit in a > benign way. > "It uses the same tricks as you do when jailbreaking," said Mr Cluley. > "We always thought that Apple's Mobile Safari would be the main > vulnerability. > "At present, we have yet to see any of these exploits out in the wild, > but it is > only a matter of time," he warned. > Jailfixed > In an ironic twist, the only way of preventing Mobile Safari from > automatically opening > PDF files is by jailbreaking a phone and installing an application, > called PDF Loading > Warner, that then asks for permission every time the browser tries to > open a PDF > file. > "I personally wouldn't want to jailbreak my phone to get the fix," said > Mr Cluley. > He suggested that concerned users may want to switch to an alternative > web browser, > such as Opera, although he stressed that they had not yet checked these > systems for > exploits. > "Right now, its all eyes on Apple who we hope are going to fix this > problem as soon > as possible. > "Historically, Apple have been slow to fix problems on their Mobile > browser. > "This has been a concern of ours in the past and continues to be," he > added. > In an ironic posting on Twitter, one of the developers behind > Jailbreakme - who uses > the handle "comex" - speculated: "how long until a fix is released?" > Apple have yet to release a patch that would either prevent Jailbreak > from working > or close the highlighted security flaw. > To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, > go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes > > To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes