Update your iPhones – Wi-Fi bug lets hackers control your device
Apple has released iOS 10.3.3, a security update that patches several security bugs in the mobile operating system, The Verge reported.
Among them was a vulnerability that would allow attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code on the Broadcom Wi-Fi chip used in iOS devices that could let them take control of the device.
Known as CVE-2017-9417, the existence of the bug was first revealed in an Android security bulletin. It included the abstract for a presentation that will be given at the BlackHat security conference which kicks off in Las Vegas this weekend.
The bug affects Broadcom’s BCM4354, 4358, and 4359 chips. According to The Verge, many phones use these chips to connect to Wi-Fi, including devices from HTC, LG, Google, Samsung, and Apple.
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