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New Unpatchable BootROM Exploit Targets Apple's A12 and A13 iPhone Chips

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Researchers have disclosed a new unpatchable BootROM exploit, dubbed "usbliter8," that targets Apple's A12 and A13 Bionic chips found in various iPhone models. Security firm Paradigm Shift published the details, including a proof-of-concept exploit. This vulnerability affects the initial boot process of the chips, making it difficult to patch without hardware revisions. AI

RANK_REASON Disclosure of a security vulnerability and exploit for existing hardware.

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New Unpatchable BootROM Exploit Targets Apple's A12 and A13 iPhone Chips

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Researchers drop checkm8-style BootROM exploit for A12 and A13 iPhones

    Owners of affected iPhones can stop checking for patches now: the fix for this SecureROM bug comes in a new handset

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    New unpatchable exploit targets Apple devices with A12 and A13 chips Researchers at Paradigm Shift have published the technical details of usbliter8, a new unpa

    New unpatchable exploit targets Apple devices with A12 and A13 chips Researchers at Paradigm Shift have published the technical details of usbliter8, a new unpatchable iPhone BootROM vulnerability that enables arbitrary code execution on devices powered by Apple’s A12 and A13 chi…

    LINKS 9to5mac.com/…/new-unpatchable-exploit-tar…

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