At the SyScan security conference being held in Singapore this week, Macintosh security expert Charlie Miller has outlined an SMS-based vulnerability in the Apple iPhone that could let attackers listen in on calls, access the GPS unit to locate the phone, execute arbitrary programs, and even let the phone participate in distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks against other Internet sites via the Internet.
Miller didn’t go into significant detail on the exploit, although he planned to discuss the possible attack in greater detail at the Black Hat security conference later this month in Las Vegas, Nevada. Apple is expected to offer a patch for the vulnerability before then.
