iPhone exposed security vulnerabilities
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October 6, security researchers Aviv Raff last Thursday (October 2) revealed two iPhone security vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could allow users unwittingly to visit a malicious Web site. The security researchers Apple these vulnerabilities reported to Apple in this Junly, but Apple did not patches and repaired these vulnerabilities.
As a result, he has no other option open smart these vulnerabilities.
The first vulnerability exists in the iPhone’s e-mail application and Safari browser. Safari browser display in a long URL address to general time to be amputated part of the address. In this way, malicious people will be able to disguise a malicious URL addresses, so users do not see the opportunity to address this.
Raff explained that hackers can use this vulnerability to fake a trusted legitimate Web site address at the beginning of a long URL address. In fact this point to address a totally different site. iphone users can only see that they are familiar with that part of the domain name, it is vulnerable to deception to click on a malicious link.
Raff said, iPhone’s e-mail application also has a security hole. This automatically download security vulnerabilities in HTML format e-mail links to the images.
Most of all e-mail application that allows users to download images, but each time the user needs to download before approval. This option will help set up e-mail users to protect themselves against spam by the interference, because if the recipient to open junk e-mail or download images, spammers will know.
Raff said that this was not a small security vulnerability. This is actually a design loophole in the security. Other e-mail client software makers repaired the security vulnerabilities a few years ago.
