| Security Exploit Can Give Hackers Control of Your iPhone or iPad
clicking a link and loading a PDF file on your idevice is all it takes |
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msg:4182116 | 9:59 pm on Aug 4, 2010 (gmt 0) |
[mashable.com...]
| whenever a user loads a PDF document, it has to load the fonts associated with it. A font can be inserted into the PDF containing a program that will cause a stack overflow. The result is that the program can pass the iPhone’s security defenses and then break out of its protective sandbox |
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Be cautious about any PDFs you open on your Idevices
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