Apple iPhone SMS Processing Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Last Update Date:
28 Jan 2011
Release Date:
4 Aug 2009
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RISK: Medium Risk
A vulnerability has been identified in Apple iPhone, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by a memory corruption error when processing a malformed SMS message, which could be exploited to cause an unexpected service interruption or arbitrary code execution.
Impact
- Denial of Service
- Remote Code Execution
System / Technologies affected
- Apple iPhone OS versions 1.0 through 3.0
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
Upgrade to Apple iPhone OS version 3.0.1.
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