Download iPhone 3.0.1 Update Patch Free to Fix iPhone Text Virus
Apple has already released an iPhone 3.0.1 update, a patch that will fix the first “iPhone Text Virus” or simply iPhone Virus. You can download iPhone OS 3.0.1 firmware update free via iTunes 8.2.1 and it works for the three iPhone generations: iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S. The update is 300MB in size and it can break your jailbreak. If this happens, you’ll need to Jailbreak Your iPhone Using Redsnow yet again. However, an update of Redsnow for the iPhone 3.0.1 firmware version is not available yet as of this writing. Pretty soon, we think, the update will come.
A screenshot of the iPhone 3.0.1 download and additional info on this update is shown below:
iPhone 3.0.1 OS Firmware Update
According to Apple’s press release, iPhone 3.0.1 software update will be
Available for: iPhone OS 1.0 through iPhone OS 3.0
Impact: Receiving a maliciously crafted SMS message may lead to an unexpected service interruption or arbitrary code execution
Description: A memory corruption issue exists in the decoding of SMS messages. Receiving a maliciously crafted SMS message may lead to an unexpected service interruption or arbitrary code execution.
This update addresses the issue through improved error handling. Credit to Charlie Miller of Independent Security Evaluators, and Collin Mulliner of Technical University Berlin for reporting this issue.
Since the iPhone 3.0.1 is an early update to iPhone 3.1 firmware (not out for consumers yet), you might want to head on to the article on iPhone OS 3.1 to get a preview of what’s in store for iPhone owners.
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