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It's possible to have a security exploit which can compromise a running device, but is not able to make itself permanent across restarts (e.g. changes programs
by timpattinson 5y ago
It's possible to have a security exploit which can compromise a running device, but is not able to make itself permanent across restarts (e.g. changes programs in RAM but not in flash)
That's my best guess.
- gruez 5y agoConcrete example: all the recent ios jailbreaks (aka sandbox escape and/or EoP exploits) are tethered, which means they're undone/reset after a reboot.