Jailbreak exploit-fixing iOS 4.3.4 update has been jailbroken

July 17, 2011 By Adam Rosenberg

The latest iOS update, version 4.3.4, which fixed an exploit that hackers had been using for jailbreaks, has itself been jailbroken mere days after its release.

The game of see-saw between Apple and jailbreak enthusiasts has swung back to favor the latter. Earlier this month, one-stop jailbreak source JailbreakMe relaunched, making use of a PDF-related exploit to crack open what had been the latest iOS firmware update at the time. The exploit was fixed in a new patch released last week, and that patch has now been jailbroken.

That’s iOS version 4.3.4, to be specific, for the iPhone (3GS or higher), iPod Touch and iPad. There’s a detailed breakdown covering how to install the newly released jailbreak at Redmond Pie, though it’s worth mentioning that you’ll probably want to skip this for now if you’re new to jailbreaking. The process is a bit complicated and the jailbreak is actually described as “semi-tethered” (a “tethered” jailbreak being one in which the device must be connected to a computer via USB anytime it reboots). There’s also no unlock for 4.3.4, so if that’s the sort of thing you’re into then this isn’t the jailbreak you’re looking for.

Both the redsn0w and PwnageTool (available at Redmond Pie) jailbreakers have been updated now, but there remains no untethered option just yet.

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casperboowisdom at 10:44pm 17th July 2011 This article title is misleading... the PDF Exploit has been patched and is STILL patched... to use the term Jailbroken by saying the PDF patch from apple has been "jailbroken" is false... it has not... it is still patched. The other jailbreak tools that have been around before the JailBreakMe.com v3.0's PDF exploit were simply updated to continue to jailbreak devices prior to 4.3.3 and up to 4.3.4, excluding iPad 2, which is still only jailbreakable on 4.3.3 with JailbreakMe.com v3.0. In fact, iOS 5 beta was already jailbroken on those SAME devices prior to JailbreakMe.com 3.0 even being released to the public, so if those tools were already Jailbreaking iOS 5 Beta, then why on earth is this suddenly a news story when those same tools are able to Jailbreak on 4.3.4, albeit tethered only. People like to throw around the term Jailbreak just to try and get hits on their site, even though this author is completely using the world inapropriately, as you can NOT jailbreak a patch... you can only Jailbreak an OS.
Damon Schmitt at 3:06am 18th July 2011 Jailbreaking - for people who can't stand Apple's fascism, but still want to pay too much for their phone.
Eugenio Sardina at 3:01am 18th July 2011 Cago en to, menos mal que no tengo un yfone, pero se de amigos q lo tienen.... jejejejjeje. Android, forever!!!! jajajajjajajajjaja