(PATCHED) Indian character crashes iOS 11.2.x, MacOS, WatchOS and 10

[Bensemus]

An indian character can crash the current version of iOS, 11.2.5 as well as macOS and iOS 10.x. This also doesn't just affect Messenger. it seems any app with crash to varying degrees if this character is pasted into it. The only permanent fix is upgrading to iOS 11.3 which is in beta still. The only other way to fix it it seems is to restore the phone. 

 

Apple really isn't having a good time with iOS 11.

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Summary: 
When iOS, MacOS, watchOS try to render Indian symbol '(Crashes iPhones)' all of it has crashed

Steps to Reproduce: 
Try to insert '(Crashes iPhones)' this symbol in any system text renderer like TextField, Label, TextView it always has crashed.

Expected Results: 
Don't crash and correct render it

Actual Results: 
Crash

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UPDOOT: Fix has been sent out to mainstream devices.

[ItsMitch]

How does this even happen? Like, it surely can't be hard to just recognise a character 

[Bensemus]

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How does this even happen? Like, it surely can't be hard to just recognise a character 

I think it has to do with how the whole OS is coded. I've never heard of any android phones crashing because of a character but it's a common story for iOS.

[WMGroomAK]

Now here is the question... By including the offending character in this post, will that cause people trying to view this on iOS to crash?  Also, other sources are reporting as of 4:30 PM US Eastern Time that they will be rolling out a fix for iOS, MacOS and WatchOS in the near future (probably before 11.3 is formally released). 

 

https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/15/apple-ios-iphone-messages-crash-bug-fix/

 

[NoxiousOdor]

I am resisting the urge to send this to all my friends who have iphones

[Bensemus]

7 minutes ago, WMGroomAK said:

Now here is the question... By including the offending character in this post, will that cause people trying to view this on iOS to crash?

I thought about that after I posted this. Kinda want to visit the site on my iPhone. I don't think it will because he's able to use iMessage again after sending another text yet the indian character is still there. Trying to copy it does crash the phone again though.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Bensemus said:

I thought about that after I posted this. Kinda want to visit the site on my iPhone. I don't think it will because he's able to use iMessage again after sending another text yet the indian character is still there. Trying to copy it does crash the phone again though.

Yeah just crashed Safari..

[Bensemus]

1 minute ago, Windspeed36 said:

Yeah just crashed Safari..

Then I will edit out the character 

[themctipers]

1 minute ago, Windspeed36 said:

Yeah just crashed Safari..

what am I doing wrong,

10.3.3. 

[Bensemus]

1 minute ago, themctipers said:

what am I doing wrong,

iOS 10 might be vulnerable in different ways. He was able to crash Messenger on iOS 10. That might be the only vulnerable app.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

3 minutes ago, themctipers said:

what am I doing wrong,

10.3.3. 

 

iOS 8.4 on my iPad Mini and no issues. I'm disappointed. Too lazy to bring out the 4 again.

[themctipers]

1 minute ago, Bensemus said:

iOS 10 might be vulnerable in different ways. He was able to crash Messenger on iOS 10. That might be the only vulnerable app.

tried it in:

spotlight search

notes

telegram

 

no issues.

tried it on messenger, gave me a couldn't send message (wow, facebook 'patched' it), and it didn't crash.

[Bensemus]

Just now, themctipers said:

tried it on messenger, gave me a couldn't send message (wow, facebook 'patched' it), and it didn't crash.

I believe it has to be sent to you. If you watch the end of the video you can see how he crashes the iOS 10 phone.

[sazrocks]

34 minutes ago, SC2Mitch said:

How does this even happen? Like, it surely can't be hard to just recognise a character 

Actually its way harder than you think. Watch these:

One must remember that not all languages are as simple as english.

 

EDIT: Also I can confirm that this character crashes safari upon pasting the character.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

If anyone who wants to try this out and has Instagram, I'm more than happy to crash your inbox. 

[themctipers]

1 minute ago, Bensemus said:

I believe it has to be sent to you. If you watch the end of the video you can see how he crashes the iOS 10 phone.

in banner it doesn't break. 

[TurbulentWinds]

I'm having too much fun with this: "That'll teach them to buy an iPhone, ha losers"

[Bensemus]

2 minutes ago, themctipers said:

in banner it doesn't break. 

Then your Phone isn't affected

 

Actually are you sure your using the right character? The one in the banner looks different then the one in the source and the video.

[themctipers]

50 minutes ago, Bensemus said:

Then your Phone isn't affected

another reason why iOS 10.3.3 is superior!

 

apple developers are just having a hard time migrating to apple park i promise iOS 12 will be the nest best thing that happened to iOS since iPhone OS

 

edit: to anyone on 11 - 11.1.2, jelbrek will save you

Spoiler

 

[Ryujin2003]

1 hour ago, WhisperingKnickers said:

I am resisting the urge to send this to all my friends who have iphones

I didn't resist the dark side... And sent.

 

So will it crash once, it indefinitely?

[Jasco1997]

This is great. I already texted it to everybody I know with Iphone, posted it to Facebook, and sent it to everybody on my Snapchat.

[NoxiousOdor]

30 minutes ago, Ryujin2003 said:

I didn't resist the dark side... And sent.

 

So will it crash once, it indefinitely?

it will crash anytime that the phone has to access that message

[DrMacintosh]

Didn’t get affected by the last bug that messed with iPhones in text form, won’t get hit by this one either. 

 

This is probably going to be patched as a stand alone OTA update (which it probably will be), iOS 11.3 is in Beta 3 I think, so it’s a little ways out. 

 

The benefit of iOS is that whenever a vulnerability is found, it can be patched immediately. This isn’t something that can be said about certain, ehh- “other mobile operating systems” 

 

Also there is apparent a work around for any device with 3D Touch and another for those without 3D Touch:

 

[79wjd]

3 hours ago, Bensemus said:

I thought about that after I posted this. Kinda want to visit the site on my iPhone. I don't think it will because he's able to use iMessage again after sending another text yet the indian character is still there. Trying to copy it does crash the phone again though.

 

3 hours ago, Windspeed36 said:

Yeah just crashed Safari..

It doesn't affect chrome on iOS.

[Tsuki]

didn't affect me

 

 

_{^{because I'm not an apple slave}}