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“A device controlled by the owner” is one way of putting it. “A device capable of installing unverified software with an increased potential to introduce securi
by untog 6y ago
“A device controlled by the owner” is one way of putting it. “A device capable of installing unverified software with an increased potential to introduce security vulnerabilities into the OS” is another.
- ValentineC 6y ago> “A device capable of installing unverified software with an increased potential to introduce security vulnerabilities into the OS” is another. The jailbreak community is usually quick in introducing patches for security vulnerabilities. The most recent Mail bug [1] had a patch released 29 days ago [2]. Apple only introduced a fix in a 13.4.5 beta, and it's unsure if the same fix was put into 13.5 [3]. Admittedly, it'll be even better if the community strongly encouraged the installation of such tweaks in Cydia et al. [1] https://blog.zecops.com/vulnerabilities/youve-got-0-click-mail/ https://blog.zecops.com/vulnerabilities/youve-got-0-click-ma... [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/jailbreak/comments/g7eujh/release_mailpatch_patch_the_vulnerabilities_found/ https://www.reddit.com/r/jailbreak/comments/g7eujh/release_m... [3] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210393#135 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210393#135
- saagarjha 6y agoClearly the fact that you can jailbreak a device really means that the non-jailbroken one wasn’t really preventing the installation of software that abuses vulnerabilities in the OS…