Apple has closed yet another vulnerability used by the TaiG Jailbreak Team with the release of iOS 8.3.
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Backup
● Available for: iPhone 4s and later, iPod touch (5th generation) and later, iPad 2 and later
● Impact: An attacker may be able to use the backup system to access restricted areas of the file system
● Description: An issue existed in the relative path evaluation logic of the backup system. This issues was addressed through improved path evaluation.
● CVE-ID (CVE-2015-1087): TaiG Jailbreak Team
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This is the third iOS release in a row that has blocked exploits used to jailbreak iOS.
It's unclear at this point if the team has anything up their sleeve for the new firmware. We'll let you know as soon as we hear anything. Please follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS for updates.
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Backup
● Available for: iPhone 4s and later, iPod touch (5th generation) and later, iPad 2 and later
● Impact: An attacker may be able to use the backup system to access restricted areas of the file system
● Description: An issue existed in the relative path evaluation logic of the backup system. This issues was addressed through improved path evaluation.
● CVE-ID (CVE-2015-1087): TaiG Jailbreak Team
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This is the third iOS release in a row that has blocked exploits used to jailbreak iOS.
It's unclear at this point if the team has anything up their sleeve for the new firmware. We'll let you know as soon as we hear anything. Please follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS for updates.