Yesterday we noted that Jailbreakme.com works mainly because a of key PDF-based bug in iOS. This bug potentially permits hackers of all kinds to access your individual facts stored on your iOS device. We also documented that a temporary solution is available through terminal command lines and functioning along with your iOS device’s internal file system. This alternative isn’t a fix, just a way to warn you every single time Mobile Safari attempts to download a PDF file.These days, Will Strafach has released exactly the same answer via a Cydia-based package called “PDF Loading Warner.”
By all accounts, this current security vulnerability in iOS is very a serious one, and one that could simply cause some malicious exploits right up until Apple patches it (that will most likely be incredibly quickly). From the meantime, obviously there’s the jailbreak device stated above – which ought to assist to keep you safe from exploits trying to go that route.
This just isn’t the 1st time that a jailbreak app has offered a greater degree of security awareness and prevention than could be had on the stock iPhone. Within the past we’ve seen a firewall app that alerts you to all outgoing connections from your iPhone and lets you approve or deny them on a per app basis, and other comparable tools.
