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Uchwepheshe wezokuphepha we-MacOS X uCharles Miller uveze ukuthi i-Apple isebenzela ukulungisa iphutha elikhulu lezokuphepha ku-iPhone OS3.0 entsha ngokusikisela kwakhe. Ngokuthumela i-SMS ekhethekile, noma ubani angathola indawo yocingo lwakho noma akulalele kalula.

Ukuhlasela kusebenza ngendlela yokuthi i-hacker ithumele ikhodi kanambambili nge-SMS ku-iPhone, engase iqukathe, isibonelo, uhlelo lokusebenza lokulalela. Ikhodi icutshungulwa ngokushesha, ngaphandle kokuthi umsebenzisi akwazi ukuyivimbela nganoma iyiphi indlela. Ngakho, i-SMS okwamanje imele ingozi enkulu.

Nakuba okwamanje u-Charles Miller ekwazi ukugebenga kuphela uhlelo lwe-iPhone, ucabanga ukuthi izinto ezifana nokutholwa kwendawo noma ukuvula umbhobho ukude ukuze ulalele kungenzeka.

Kepha uCharles Miller akalivezanga leli phutha esidlangalaleni futhi wenza isivumelwano ne-Apple. UMiller uhlela ukunikeza inkulumo engqungqutheleni yeBlack Hat Technical Security eLos Angeles ngoJulayi 25-30, lapho ezokhuluma khona ngesihloko sokuvundulula ubungozi kuma-smartphone ahlukahlukene. Futhi angathanda ukukhombisa lokhu, phakathi kwezinye izinto, emgodini wokuphepha ku-iPhone OS 3.0.

Ngakho-ke i-Apple kufanele ilungise iphutha ku-iPhone OS 3.0 yayo ngalo mnqamulajuqu, futhi lesi mhlawumbe isizathu esenza ukuthi inguqulo entsha ye-beta ye-iPhone OS 3.1 ivele ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule. Kepha sekukonke, uMiller ukhuluma nge-iPhone njengenkundla ephephe kakhulu. Ikakhulukazi ngoba ayinakho ukwesekwa kwe-Adobe Flash noma i-Java. Futhi yengeza ukuphepha ngokufaka kuphela izinhlelo zokusebenza ezisayinwe i-Apple ngokwedijithali ku-iPhone yakho, futhi izinhlelo zokusebenza zezinkampani zangaphandle azikwazi ukusebenza ngemuva.

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