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Recent vulnerabilities (fixed in 5.1.1) apply to iOS 4.x too ?

Hi,

Several vulnerabilities were recently published and got fixed in 5.1.1 as per http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5278


What remains unclear is whether the 4.x branch (in particular the latest available release 4.3.5 for that matter) is also affected or can be considered safe.


While it's advisable to upgrade anyway, there might be technical / process constraints which prevent from doing so in an enterprise environement and I'd like to be able to assess risk and scope.


This information is nowhere to be found so I'd appreciate some clarification from Apple.


thanks & regards,

Yannick

iPad, iOS 4

Posted on May 22, 2012 2:11 AM

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May 23, 2012 4:55 AM in response to diesel vdub

@KiltedTim > We're talking about iPhone (or iPad) in the Enterprise.

It is not always possible to upgrade, at least not immediatly, due to logistics constraints or compatibility issues with business applications.


Therefore risk assessment is made and might influence priority / management decision.

That's why I want to know whether the 4.x train is affected.


And yes, it could well be that 4.x is affected.

The original advisory says "Prior versions may also be affected " at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0095.html


@disel vdub> I called and emailed Apple but either no further details or no answer.


I guess there are representatives from Apple on discussions.apple.com, just trying.

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