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We have some great news that will make the entire iPhone jailbreak community happy. German iPhone hacker and iPhone security specialist, the hacker who held responsible of the untethered jailbreak exploit used on iPhone Dev Team’s PwnageTool and Redsn0w as well as iH8sn0w Sn0wbreeze jailbreak tool, accounted via Twitter that his untethered jailbreak vulnerability still works on the recently released iOS 4.3.2. Meaning, you will be able to untether jailbreak your iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 4G, iPod Touch 3G, and iPad 1 running on iOS 4.3.2 using either (updated version) PwnageTool (exclusively for Mac OS X users), Redsn0w (for Mac OS X and Windows users) and Sn0wbreeze (exclusive for Windows users) in the near future.
According to Esser, his first generation iPad is currently running on a untethered jailbreak iOS 4.3.2. And he might render his untethered jailbreak exploit to the iPhone Dev Team by next week to incorporate it to their PwnageTool and Redsn0w, as well as Sn0wbreeze software jailbreak tool.
Here’s what Esser tweeted:
Apple has been nice. I just verified that the untether vulnerability is not fixed in iOS 4.3.2 – my Ipad 1 is running untethered jailbroken
Of course the public untether binaries will not work with iOS 4.3.2 – I have to generate new untether binaries with new dyld/kernel offsets
I won’t be able to create all the untether binaries before sunday, because I will be on planes, …
The dev-team cannot produce the untether binaries on their own, because they don't have the source code to the untether exploit.
As quoted above, the iPhone Dev Team has no capability to crack the latest version of iPhone firmware using their PwnageTool or Redsn0w as the Dev Team doesn’t have the necessary code to get an untethered jailbreak. So if you want to get untethered iOS 4.3.2 jailbreak, then the best thing to do is to wait for the Esser and iPhone Dev Team to release a revamped version of software jailbreak tool.
Last week we has informed you that Comex is the first iOS hacker that successfully jailbreak iOS 4.3 on the iPad 2. But today, we will find out a bit more information regarding the highly awaited iOS 4.3 jailbreak. In a reply to a Twitter users asking him regarding the exploit Comex had discovered in iOS 4.3, he said that he utilizes a userland exploit, which means the jailbreak might be applied directly from the device’s operating system, the same exploit used on his previous jailbreak tool JailbreakMe. And since it’s a userland exploit, it can be patched easily with just a simple software update, just like what Apple did with JailbreakMe.
Now, the good news is that, Comex has just confirmed that there's new bootrom exploit discovered by someone to jailbreak iPad 2 running iOS 4.3. Well, he might talking about i0nic’s (also known as Stefan Esser) untethered jailbreak method which is set to release very soon. However, with the rumors of iOS 4.3.1 coming in the next couple weeks, Esser might delay the release date of his untethered jailbreak, or thy might even save this exploit for after the iPhone 5 comes out.
Hoosiermo: @comex: is your new iPad 2 exploit in the boot rom? Or a userland exploit? Kinda curious. I am one of the lucky ones who landed one day one.
Comex: @Hoosiermmo: Userland, but I hear someone has a bootrom vulnerability that they might have exploited.
Though Comex already had a jailbroken iPad 2 on iOS 4.3, we didn’t get much more information about the jailbreak and its release date. It is speculated that this method will work only on iOS 4.3, but this has yet to be confirmed. Stay tuned!
The iOS 4.3 is already out and if you are a jailbreaker, the first thing you want to know is the jailbreak solution for the recently released iOS 4.3 for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad2, iPad 1, iPod touch 4G, iPod Touch 3G, and AppleTV 2G. Well, it seems like we need to wait at least a week or two before we see a jailbreak solution for Apple’s iOS 4.3. But the good news is that, there are 3 or more iPhone hacker and Dev Teams working on to produce an untethered jailbreak for the recently released iOS 4.3.
We all know that the iPhone Dev Team and the Chronic Dev Team will release their untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.3 in the form of Redsn0w / PwnageTool and Greenpois0n RCx. But yesterday, the spokesperson and integral member of the iPhone Dev Team, MuscleNerd has hinted that the untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.3 may come from many sources:
"The 4.3 untether JB could come from many sources.. @i0n1c, the pwn2own contestants, @comex are 3 possible (maybe more?)"
Comex has a good track record in releasing jailbreak solutions for Apple’s iOS, he held responsible for the popular jailbreaking tools like Spirit and JailbreakMe. He also authored numerous tools and fixes for jailbroken iOS devices. Aside from the above mentioned name, the popular iPhone and PlayStation 3 hacker might also participate in iPhone untethered jailbreak scene with his revamped version of Limera1n or with Rubyra1n. However, while waiting for the jailbreak solution, it is highly recommended to STAY AWAY from iOS 4.3 and wait till the jailbreak solution for iOS 4.3 was released.
Greenopois0n untethered jailbreak is already been released for a while now, however, most jailbreakers especially those who rely on Ultrasn0w carrier unlock choose not to jailbreak using Greenpois0n because we all know that Greenpois0n will update the baseband of your device to unlockable baseband. Meaning, you will lose the chances to jailbreak if you use Greenpois0n. But the good news is that the iPhone Dev Team’s PwnageTool software jailbreak tool has been updated and it is now available for download.
For those who aren’t familiar, PwnageTool is a software jailbreak tool that was designed for Mac OS X and it is capable to permanently untethered jailbreak iPhone (all model including the Verizon iPhone 4), iPad, iPod Touch, and AppleTV. Additionally, this tool is also used by most unlockers to prepare their iPhone for unlock. PwnageTool has a capability to jailbreak your iPhone and create a custom firmware (iOS 4.2.1 ipsw) while preserving the unlockable baseband to be able to unlock using the latest version of Ultrasn0w carrier unlock tool.
From the iPhone Dev Team:
With [Chronic Dev Team's] permission, we’ve incorporated their 4.2.1 “feedface” untether into today’s PwnageTool 4.2. This means iPhone unlockers can safely restore to a custom 4.2.1 pre-jailbroken IPSW and retain their current baseband and unlock.
PwnageTool also includes two very recent improvements to the 4.2.1 JB: iBooks was just fixed by @comex and @pushfix last night so that it works as intended on DRMed books, and the wifi problem on AppleTV 2G was fixed by @nitotv, @DHowett, and @saurik. Both of these fixes will also be available in upcoming Cydia package updates, so if you’re already jailbroken you can wait for those updates rather than restore and jailbreak again
PwnageTool utilizes “feedface” untether or the Greenpois0n exploit that was developed by the Chronic Dev Team to achieve untethered jailbreak on iOS 4.2.1, and it supports all iOS devices running on iOS 4.2.1 other than the second generation iPod Touch. Furthermore, this version of PwnageTool also fixed the Wi-Fi problem that some users had with the second-generation AppleTV, as well as the iBooks issue. You can download PwnageTool version 4.2 to untethered jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 using the download link below.
PwnageTool 4.2 for Mac OS X
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