“If successful, the intruder owns your iPhone” and the information on it, one security researcher says of the newly discovered flaw.
A major security threat for millions of consumers may be lurking in their pockets and throughout their homes.
The SQLite database engine is used in operating systems, desktops and mobile phones — including iOS and MacOS, Alphabet Inc.’s GOOGL, -1.43% GOOG, -1.39% Chrome browser and Android operating system, Microsoft Corp.’s MSFT, -0.85% Windows 10, as well as Safari and Firefox web browsers. SQLite is also used in products from Dropbox Inc. DBX, -12.81% , Adobe Inc. ADBE, -0.99% , and others.
Check Point’s research team proved through its own techniques of digital query hijacking and programming it is possible to “reliably” exploit memory-corruption issues in the SQLite engine. As a proof of concept, the researchers say they were able to surreptitiously gain greater access to iOS privileges.
As part of presentation on Saturday, Check Point planned to demonstrate how an intruder can bypass Apple’s trusted secure boot mechanism and gain administrative permissions on an iPhone. Contacts on iPhones are stored in SQLite databases, as well as some saved passwords on Macs.
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