Apple iOS text file handling memory corruption vulnerability (CNVD-2015-04310)

Apple iOS is the latest operating system that runs on Apple's iPhone and iPod touch devices. A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of text files in Apple iOS, which allows attackers to construct malicious text files and trick users into parsing them, which can execute arbitrary...

How to Fix iPhone Crash Text Message Bug

We reported you about a new bug in the core component of iOS and OS X that causes the device's Messages app to crash and iPhones to reboot if it receives a certain string of characters, Arabic characters, via text message. Many have since fallen victims to this specially crafted sequence of Unico...

'SMS of Death' Attacks Can Crash the Simplest of Phones

Malicious text messages can crash many types of mobile phones, including devices by Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and LG, according to a presentation given at the Chaos Communication Congress hacking conference this week in Berlin. Nicknamed ‘SMS of Death,’ the attacks were outlined by Collin...