Apple is ready to close the ‘JailbreakMe’ exploit

Apple, in a statement, announced that it is ready to close the JailbreakMe exploit that comex released to the public recently.

There are two distinct vulnerabilities in the iPhone uncovered with the jailbreak software’s release, principal analyst Charlie Miller of Independent Security Evaluators told CNET Tuesday. One flaw is in the way the browser parses PDF files, enabling the code to get inside a protective sandbox, and the other hole allows code to break out of the sandbox and get root, or control, privileges on the device.

An Apple spokeswoman said in a statement, “We’re aware of this reported issue, we have already developed a fix and it will be available to customers in an upcoming software update.” The spokesperson declined to comment on when the software update would be released.