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SSL certificate parsing vulnerability could force iOS devices into endless reboot loop

Israeli security researchers have discovered a SSL certificate parsing vulnerability affecting iOS 8.0. The vulnerability can force any Apple iPhone or iPad into a perpetual reboot loop. Apple is already working on a fix for the flaw, but there is no information regarding a release date for a fix by Apple that could solve the flaw. The researchers have reported the vulnerability to Apple that hasn’t contacted them, for this reason Skycure made public its disclosure. In 2013, the experts have developed a technique to force external devices to connect to their malicious network, WiFiGate. Combining WiFiGate with this new discovery can allow an attacker to form a No iOS Zone”]

Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/36233/hacking/ssl-certificate-parsing-ios-reboot-loop.html

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