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iOS 4.1 Security Issue - Bypassing the Lock Screen to Make Calls
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This bug works on my iPhone 4. I got stuck in my phone app though and almost had to reboot but then discovered that double-clicking the home button brings you back to the lock screen.
Damn,
just tryed this exploit on my iphone 4 non jb aon 4.1 and yes it works, but when trying to email the contact it doenst send it but instead leaves it in the outbox as an unsent email so it wouldnt email on the details so thats not as bad, tryed to text a contact wouldnt do it, but as people are saying its been fixed in 4.2 so nw only a few weeks then boom gone
just tryed this exploit on my iphone 4 non jb aon 4.1 and yes it works, but when trying to email the contact it doenst send it but instead leaves it in the outbox as an unsent email so it wouldnt email on the details so thats not as bad, tryed to text a contact wouldnt do it, but as people are saying its been fixed in 4.2 so nw only a few weeks then boom gone
can't replicate on 3Gs
I've tried numerous times to replicate on a 3Gs and can't seem to get it. Just continues to lock the screen.
I've tried numerous times to replicate on a 3Gs and can't seem to get it. Just continues to lock the screen.
This is OLD news - well nearly
I spotted a similar bug back in July last year when I accidentally blocked myself out of my iPhone 3GS, so couldn't make calls/listen to music.
Here is my apple bug report:
Apple seriously need to address this issue.
I spotted a similar bug back in July last year when I accidentally blocked myself out of my iPhone 3GS, so couldn't make calls/listen to music.
Here is my apple bug report:
Apple seriously need to address this issue.
Same for me, strange, my previous post only made it work via the earphones IF the iphone is "blocked" but if not blocked the home button will do it normally.
That's a nice find. I just found that you can take screenshots of contacts. Not that it's of any use, since you wont be able to send it to anyone.
edit: I take that back, choose a contact, then choose "share contact", then you get to choose email or mms. Select MMS. Then you can the camera icon you can select "existing photo" and attach the screenshot of the contact list and send it wherever.
You can select email, but I can't get to add attachments.
Edit: You can edit the info in the contact list. Add remove favorites, manage groups, change voicemail greeting.
edit: I take that back, choose a contact, then choose "share contact", then you get to choose email or mms. Select MMS. Then you can the camera icon you can select "existing photo" and attach the screenshot of the contact list and send it wherever.
You can select email, but I can't get to add attachments.
Edit: You can edit the info in the contact list. Add remove favorites, manage groups, change voicemail greeting.
Oh great, its back again ...
There have been similar flaws in the past related to the locked dialer that allows the user to make calls/etc.
There have been similar flaws in the past related to the locked dialer that allows the user to make calls/etc.
Yup. All of it. Also can be accessed when you edit contact and then change/add photo for contact.
You can get around a lot of things when it is locked, holding down the home button to activate voice control and then say what you want to do. They should address that as well.
Interesting, could some one try to visit some kind a web site (just Add new contact: "http://www.jailbrekme.com") and try to "Call it"... or try accessing any preferences, add contact "prefs://1f"
Remembers me the good old 1.1.2 jailbreak days...
Remembers me the good old 1.1.2 jailbreak days...
I always double tap the home button when in lock mode to access the iPod when driving. Hope 
don't see this as a flaw and get rid of it.
don't see this as a flaw and get rid of it.