Oh Apple, Get your stuff together

[Youbetternot]

iOS 7 bug lets you call any number from a locked home screen, first you can bypass lock screen now call

You can expect three things every time a new iOS version comes along: fresh aesthetics, features and, by the looks of it, ways to bypass a locked screen. In iOS 7's case, this is the second security flaw unearthed since it's launched: An iPhone user named Karam Daoud recently discovered that you can dial any number on the Emergency call page from a locked homescreen. If you press the green phone button repeatedly after keying in a number, the screen turns black with an Apple logo, and the call goes through. We've tested it out on different devices, and while it doesn't work all the time, the point is that it sometimes does. There's no apparent way to disable Emergency calls, but Apple reportedly told Daoud it'll issue a patch later. We've reached out to Cupertino for a statement, and we'll inform you once we hear back.

 

Watch a video and learn more here: http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/21/ios-7-bug-lockscreen-emergency-call/

[Morpheus]

wow apple's off their game

[Youbetternot]

wow apple's off their game

Yep, shame

[Whiskers]

Before everyone starts criticising Apple for being uniquely lazy or having outrageously vulnerable devices... keep in mind the security issues with Samsung's phones over the last couple of years. They've had similar lockscreen bugs and more importantly a major security vulnerability which allowed people to remotely access and wipe all data on devices with an Exynos CPU.

 

That said, this is bad.. I hope they'll release a patch as soon as possible.

[Spannerhands]

This all seams very basic... shocking that it was not tested properly...

[The Razor]

[M-ursu]

But you already posted it

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/58010-ios-7-bug-enables-user-to-bypass-lockscreen/

[Youbetternot]

But you already posted it

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/58010-ios-7-bug-enables-user-to-bypass-lockscreen/

Sneaky bastard, oh wait that was me, I feel dumb  :wub:

[M-ursu]

Sneaky bastard, oh wait that was me, I feel dumb  :wub:

Did you forgot that you posted it earlier?

[Youbetternot]

Did you forgot that you posted it earlier?

This is a different one that one is to bypass lockscreen this is to call form lock screen two different bugs 

[M-ursu]

This is a different one that one is to bypass lockscreen this is to call form lock screen two different bugs