iOS 9 Resolves Hijacking via AirDrop Vulnerability

iOS 9, the operating system that Apple is making available
for download today to its mobile device users, comes with more than new
usability and functionality features. It also resolves a vulnerability
that can be exploited over Apple’s over-the-air file sharing technology,
AirDrop.


Discovered by Australian researcher Mark Dowd, the
vulnerability affects all devices running on iOS 7 or later and can be
exploited to hijack iPhones to run malicious code on them. An attacker
could exploit the security flaw when in Bluetooth range of an affected
device either to install malware of for lock-screen bypass, Dowd says.







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iOS 9 Resolves Hijacking via AirDrop Vulnerability