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The most advanced jail-break tool. Coming soon to all devices on iOS 13.5

31 points by fheld 6y ago

RyanShook 6y ago
Are iOS exploits becoming more common? Feels like a few years ago they were rare but now they’re being released more often.
- praseodym 6y ago
  Apparently they are, Zerodium has even stopped accepting new iOS privilege escalation exploits: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/14/zerodium_ios_flaws/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/14/zerodium_ios_flaws/
nexuist 6y ago
The make or break is whether this one is finally untethered or not. I miss the days when the jailbreak community was abundant both in users and developers. Unfortunately it seems like its days are (have been?) numbered. A shame, because reverse engineering iOS[1] was a hell of a lot of fun. [1] https://github.com/GN-OS/Bloard https://github.com/GN-OS/Bloard
somada141 6y ago
Huh haven’t jailbroken my iPhones since my iPhone 5 back in 2014. Back then I feel that iOS was severely limited in functionality and jailbreaking allowed for custom solutions to problems Apple wasn’t addressing. Since then iOS has seen a plethora of features and I feel there’s little reason to jailbreak anymore. Does anyone know if there’s any good reason to jailbreak anymore? Any killer functionality that would make it worth it?
- typon 6y ago
  Run a server on that powerful arm?
  - sigjuice 6y ago
    Not very appealing, honestly.
  - adjkant 6y ago
    That can't be cost efficient compared to alternatives can it?
    - mirekrusin 6y ago
      2nd hands with broken glass cost peanuts, as weird as it sounds he may be onto something fun; ie. if you have working mic/speaker/camera you can also bump it to cctv/whatever. iphone cluster would be fun to see, but probably better with apple tvs.
  - SwiftyBug 6y ago
    How could you run a server on a jailbroken iOS device?
- mister_hn 6y ago
  Sideload apps?
- AJRF 6y ago
  Running apps that Apple don’t like on the App Store. SSH’ing into your iPhone. And the main reason for jailbreaking now is so you can dump source code from running IPAs with Frida.
- ur-whale 6y ago
  The feeling you don't live in a golden jail?
- fomine3 6y ago
  I quit from jailbreak but I still miss Activator in iPhone that enables button customize to skip/play music by pressing volume button. I prefer pressing phone button than touching wireless earphone's button. Also miss the ability to change default browser from Safari.
- wayneftw 6y ago
  Switching the default apps. Sideloading. Arranging my home screens any way that I want.Tweaking the system any way that I want. Tweaking the UI any way that I want. Allowing me to build some software and install it on the device I own without having to get it blessed by Apple. These are all very good reasons to jailbreak.
aloknnikhil 6y ago
This includes the iPhone Xs and 11 (and presumably all A12 and A13 devices). Was there a new exploit found on these chips? Last I checked only devices with chips older than the A12 were vulnerable to the checkra1n exploit.
- judge2020 6y ago
  new exploit: > using a 0day kernel vulnerability from @Pwn20wnd https://twitter.com/unc0verteam/status/1263260302713524225?s=21 https://twitter.com/unc0verteam/status/1263260302713524225?s...
dang 6y ago
The baity title and the coming-soonness are two strikes against this submission. Does anyone want to argue in its favor? and if so, what should we change the title to?
- mike_d 6y ago
  The actual news here is that an iOS 13.5 kernel 0day is going to be released publicly. The exploit was paid for by a phone case manufacturer. It isn't a great source, but the original tweet actually has more detail than the website: https://twitter.com/unc0verTeam/status/1263260302713524225?s=20 https://twitter.com/unc0verTeam/status/1263260302713524225?s... Edit: I'd suggest pointing here for context - https://9to5mac.com/2020/05/20/jailbreak-for-all-ios-13-5-devices-expected-soon-due-to-new-kernel-exploit/ https://9to5mac.com/2020/05/20/jailbreak-for-all-ios-13-5-de...
  - dang 6y ago
    Doesn't it make sense to wait until it's released?

31 points by fheld 6y ago

Are iOS exploits becoming more common? Feels like a few years ago they were rare but now they’re being released more often.

praseodym 6y ago
Apparently they are, Zerodium has even stopped accepting new iOS privilege escalation exploits: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/14/zerodium_ios_flaws/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/14/zerodium_ios_flaws/

nexuist 6y ago

The make or break is whether this one is finally untethered or not. I miss the days when the jailbreak community was abundant both in users and developers. Unfortunately it seems like its days are (have been?) numbered. A shame, because reverse engineering iOS[1] was a hell of a lot of fun. [1] https://github.com/GN-OS/Bloard https://github.com/GN-OS/Bloard

somada141 6y ago

Huh haven’t jailbroken my iPhones since my iPhone 5 back in 2014. Back then I feel that iOS was severely limited in functionality and jailbreaking allowed for custom solutions to problems Apple wasn’t addressing. Since then iOS has seen a plethora of features and I feel there’s little reason to jailbreak anymore. Does anyone know if there’s any good reason to jailbreak anymore? Any killer functionality that would make it worth it?

typon 6y ago
Run a server on that powerful arm?
- sigjuice 6y ago
  Not very appealing, honestly.
- adjkant 6y ago
  That can't be cost efficient compared to alternatives can it?
  - mirekrusin 6y ago
    2nd hands with broken glass cost peanuts, as weird as it sounds he may be onto something fun; ie. if you have working mic/speaker/camera you can also bump it to cctv/whatever. iphone cluster would be fun to see, but probably better with apple tvs.
- SwiftyBug 6y ago
  How could you run a server on a jailbroken iOS device?
mister_hn 6y ago
Sideload apps?
AJRF 6y ago
Running apps that Apple don’t like on the App Store. SSH’ing into your iPhone. And the main reason for jailbreaking now is so you can dump source code from running IPAs with Frida.
ur-whale 6y ago
The feeling you don't live in a golden jail?
fomine3 6y ago
I quit from jailbreak but I still miss Activator in iPhone that enables button customize to skip/play music by pressing volume button. I prefer pressing phone button than touching wireless earphone's button. Also miss the ability to change default browser from Safari.
wayneftw 6y ago
Switching the default apps. Sideloading. Arranging my home screens any way that I want.Tweaking the system any way that I want. Tweaking the UI any way that I want. Allowing me to build some software and install it on the device I own without having to get it blessed by Apple. These are all very good reasons to jailbreak.

aloknnikhil 6y ago

This includes the iPhone Xs and 11 (and presumably all A12 and A13 devices). Was there a new exploit found on these chips? Last I checked only devices with chips older than the A12 were vulnerable to the checkra1n exploit.

judge2020 6y ago
new exploit: > using a 0day kernel vulnerability from @Pwn20wnd https://twitter.com/unc0verteam/status/1263260302713524225?s=21 https://twitter.com/unc0verteam/status/1263260302713524225?s...

dang 6y ago

The baity title and the coming-soonness are two strikes against this submission. Does anyone want to argue in its favor? and if so, what should we change the title to?

mike_d 6y ago
The actual news here is that an iOS 13.5 kernel 0day is going to be released publicly. The exploit was paid for by a phone case manufacturer. It isn't a great source, but the original tweet actually has more detail than the website: https://twitter.com/unc0verTeam/status/1263260302713524225?s=20 https://twitter.com/unc0verTeam/status/1263260302713524225?s... Edit: I'd suggest pointing here for context - https://9to5mac.com/2020/05/20/jailbreak-for-all-ios-13-5-devices-expected-soon-due-to-new-kernel-exploit/ https://9to5mac.com/2020/05/20/jailbreak-for-all-ios-13-5-de...
- dang 6y ago
  Doesn't it make sense to wait until it's released?