iPhone security posting suggests 2.2 firmware tomorrow
AppleInsider — ... Published: 06:20 PM EST Germans documenting an exploit that forces an iPhone to dial an unwanted number have also potentially tipped users off to the imminent release of Apple's widely anticipated 2.2 firmware upgrade. The Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information's official release describes an attack which, after fooling users into visiting a maliciously crafted website, automatically kicks the phone into its dialer and composes a number without a chance to interrupt. The trick theoretically allows the site owner to set up a 900 number or other calling destination that ...

Another report points to tomorrow for the iPhone 2.2 update
VentureBeat — Tomorrow, we’ll know for sure if the rumored November 21 launch date for the iPhone 2.2 software update is legitimate. But another report surfacing today also points to that date as likely for the launch of the new software, according to AppleInsider. Specifically, the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information has issued a release about an exploit it has uncovered on the iPhone. The exploit allows the device to be forced to dial any number, including potentially bad ones like 900 numbers and the like. But in the report, the Institute notes that a patch for the exploit will be available in an upcoming firmware update — due on November 21. So unless the Franhofer Institute has its dates mixed ...

iPhone 2.2 Release May Come Tomorrow, Says Fraunhofer Institute [Apple]
Gizmodo — ... The Fraunhofer Institute says that a similar vulnerability was discovered last month and patched, "but obviously was not enough." [Fraunhofer SIT via ...

iPhone 2.2 Release May Come Tomorrow [Apple]
Gizmodo — ... The Fraunhofer Institute says that a similar vulnerability was discovered last month and patched, "but obviously was not enough." [Fraunhofer SIT via ...

iPhone firmware 2.2 pour aujourd’hui
w3sh magazine — D’après les sites AppleTalk et Gizmodo, le nouveau firmware 2.2 pour l’iPhone devrait être disponible en téléchargement aujourd’hui. En effet, l’information provient de l’Institut Fraunhofer pour la sécurité de l’information qui souligne une faille de sécurité qui obligerait votre iPhone à composer un numéro (souvent surtaxé) quand ce dernier visite une page web. Apparemment, le firmware 2.2 corrigerait cette faille. Vous pouvez voir une vidéo de la faille en action sur ce lien.