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iPhone Vulnerability Exposed, Fix Coming Tomorrow in Firmware 2.2

MacRumors explains (via Spiegel.de) a newly exposed iPhone vulnerability that has been detailed in a press release today from the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology (SIT).

Apparently the exploit was supposed to be announced in ComputerBild.de Monday, however was detailed in the press release today.

The exploit is said to be able to place a “(potentially expensive)” call simply by browsing to a specific webpage via Safari on the iPhone. SIT reports that Apple has been notified of the issue nearly one month ago, and that a fix will be made available on November 21st through a firmware upgrade. This lines up with previous information pointing to tomorrow as a release date for iPhone Firmware 2.2.

Read – Press Release
Read – Video of the Exploit