iPhoneusers are facing a new vulnerability or bugof the operating system iOS More specifically those who have updated their mobile to iOS 8.3. And it is that a small bug has been discovered that would block the application Messages of Apple and restart a user's mobile just by sending them a SMS Of course, a text message with specific characters that seem to disrupt the normal operation of theseterminals Manzana
For a few hours the security warning has been circulating the Internet after discovering how a simple security message text can reboot a foreign iPhone remotely and inevitably. This is a bug in the operating system iOS that directly affects the application Messages Lo Curious is that this message, with indecipherable characters and that says nothing, can be sent from any terminal to the victim, being a Android or Windows Phone who issues it. It also seems to be affecting as a message among iPhone users who send it in iMessage format
After sending such a message, the victim may suffer two consequences On the one hand, if they are found in the Messaging application, within the conversation, you will see you have been prevented from accessing said chat againAlthough the rest of the application and the terminal works normally. The result is more serious if the mobile of the user is blocked at that moment And it is that, automatically, the iPhone is rebooted and the victim cannot return to the application Messages from no way.
The solution? Very simple: receive a new message from the user who sent the message with the vulnerability code In this way the victim can return to the conversation without any problem, even reviewing the message that restarted the terminal forcibly and acting with total normality in the application Messages Of course, according to the medium The Verge, many of the users who are causing this mischief refuse to send a new message to undo the prank.Causing a real nuisance to the victims.
But if you have a Mac in addition to a iPhone , the user can access the conversation from the computer and send a message that undoes the mess on his mobile If he only has a iPhone, you can share a note or textfrom an application to Messaging to try to return your phone and messaging tool to Apple
A vulnerability that can only be fixed by Apple with a new iOS update A small failure that is not the first nor will it be the last. At least, on this occasion the damage is not too serious, suffering only the restart of the terminal or the loss of the application to receive and send messages from SMS textA means of communication that is increasingly obsolete due to applications such as WhatsApp Of course, it is still a nuisance for owners of slow terminals. Now all that remains is to wait for Apple to rush to resolve the mess.
