iPhone SMS vulnerability

IDG News is reporting that Apple is planning an update to fix a vulnerability in the SMS message handler that could be used by an attacker to run code with full access to the device.  According to security research Charlie Miller during a presentation the SkyScan conference, the patch will be ready later this month.

“The iPhone is more secure than OS X, but SMS could be a critical vulnerability,” Miller said.  He will present on the topic further at BlackHat later this month, and Apple hopes to have the software released before he presents.

On a related note, Apple is prepping the release for the iPhone 3.1 OS.  Information week is reporting that the new OS was released to developers Tuesday.  Although no public release date was announced, the new features of the updated SDK include additional improvements to video editing, Bluetooth voice control, and some “user interface improvements”.  More details as they emerge….

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