Sherif Hashim has found a new exploitable crash in iPhone baseband which may lead to and unlock for iOS 4.2 and iOS 4.1 Baseband 05.14.02 and 02.10.04.

This is what Sherif Hashim tweeted:

hmm.., 95% of the tweets i get (at least the last 500) are either about 5.14 or 2.10

since nearly all my received tweets ask about both BB, I can report very early “initial” 1st step success on both sides, calmed down?

this won’t be feasible before the official 4.2 release at the earliest if everything went fine

Sherif Hashim is the same guy who found the exploit in Baseband 05.13.04 (iOS 4.0/4.0.1), and iPhone 4 baseband 01.59.00 which resulted in UltraSn0w 1.0-1 release.

MuscleNerd has also confirmed the iOS 4.2 unlock is a tweet saying:

There is an unlock on the horizon for both new jailbreakers and old, possibly not released until 4.2 though.

iOS 4.2 final is hitting masses in November as a universal firmware for all iOS based devices (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch). So, a few more weeks to go and we’ll meet the iOS 4.2 unlock which will also unlock all older firmware baseband. GeoHot is also rumored to be working on LimeSn0w.

via iPhoneHeat

Musclenerd recently tweeted that Sunday will more than likely be a Funday. An updated pwnagetool is expected to be released Sunday with iOS 4.1/AppleTv 2 support. This is a good thing for Mac users as both newly released jailbreaking tools Limera1n and Greenpois0n are windows only.

Pwnagetool lets you create a custom iOS firmware that is already pre jailbroken so all you have to do is restore with that firmware and you are jailbroken and good to go.

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Step 1

Download the required stuff:

• Download iOS 4.1
• Download Greepois0n

Step 2

iPhone 4: If you don’t need to unlock iPhone, simply update to iOS 4.1 via iTunes. But If you depend on unlock, follow the guide linked below to update your iPhone 4 to iOS 4.1 without upgrading its baseband:

How to Update iPhone 4 to iOS 4.1 without updating baseband

iPhone 3GS: If you don’t need to unlock iPhone 3GS, simply update to iOS 4.1 via iTunes. But If you depend on unlock, AVOID iOS 4.1, Greepois0n, Limera1n and wait for the PwnageTool to come out (hopefully within a week.)

Step 3

Connect your iPhone 4 / 3GS to your computer and turn it off.

Step 4

Now execute the downloaded Greenpois0n jailbreak (from step 1).

Step 5

Now hit the “Prepare to Jailbreak (DFU)” button on the Greepois0n and follow the on screen instructions to put your iPhone 4 / 3GS into DFU mode.

* If you find on screen instructions difficult to follow, we have an easy guide to: put iPhone into DFU Mode.
* If you think your device is in DFU mode but Greenpois0n is not detecting it, hit the “Prepare to Jailbreak (DFU)” button again.

Step 6

Once you’re into DFU mode, Greepois0n will tell you that your device is ready to jailbreak.

Hit the “Jailbreak!” button and Greenpois0n will start jailbreaking your iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS.

Step 7

Once the process is successfully completed, Quit button will appear on Greenpois0n window.

That’s it. Check for the Cydia icon on your iPhone home screen. Have fun with your jailbroken iPhone 4/3GS on iOS 4.1

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Sherif Hashim has discovered another exploitable iPhone baseband crash which could bring an unlock for iOS 4.1 and iOS 4.2.

@sherif_hashim: since nearly all my received tweets ask about both BB, I can report very early “initial” 1st step success on both sides, calmed down?

@mrpauldurden: @sherif_hashim very early first steps means.. you’ve found a crash that can potentially prove to be an expoitable vulnerability?

@sherif_hashim: @mrpauldurden a bit more sure than this, yeah

Hashim previously found a baseband crash in iOS 4.0 that was instrumental in bringing the unlock for devices on that firmware.

Veeence suggests that the unlock won’t be released till iOS 4.2; however, it will still support iOS 4.1.

@veeence: A new exploitable baseband crash has been found. An unlock will very likely be released after iOS 4.2 and will unlock both BB’s of 4.1 & 4.2

We’ll bring you more information as it becomes available.

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As you may know Geohot came out of no where yesterday and released his Limera1n jailbreak. Because of this the Chronic Dev Team decided to wait and not release their jailbreak. Why you ask?

The reason for not releasing today is because chronic dev team is going to use Geohot’s Limera1n exploit in Greenpois0n instead of their own SHAtter exploit.

This is a very smart decision as if they were to release their own tool with the SHAtter exploit implemented then that would be a waste of an exploit. SHAtter will be saved and used on a later firmware or even better yet a next gen idevice.

Check out the official Greenpois0n page: http://greenpois0n.com/

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Limera1n surprise

After a few very dramatic days in the jailbreak community, geohot has come out of nowhere to release limera1n.  It’s a bootrom-level jailbreak that works on the iPhone3GS, iPhone4, iPod touch 3G, iPod touch 4G, the iPad, and (technically) the AppleTV 2G.

DO NOT USE LIMERA1N IF YOU USE THE ULTRASN0W CARRIER UNLOCK — wait for PwnageTool to incorporate the limera1n exploit. This is so that you can avoid updating your baseband and losing the unlock (possibly forever).

Limera1n uses a different exploit than SHAtter, and in fact covers more devices.  Although some may question geohot’s dramatic and competitive style, he obviously does have considerable skill pulling this together in just over a day (although he’s had the underlying exploit for months).  Credit also goes to @comex, who provides the untethered aspect of limera1n via another one of his growing list of kernel hacks.

The release of limera1n has (hopefully!) averted the burning of 2 bootrom holes at once (both his and SHAtter).Releasing SHAtter now would be a complete waste of a perfectly good bootrom hole in light of limera1n, and so it can be held until Apple closes limera1n’s hole.  While there’s no guarantee that Apple won’t also close SHAtter by then, it provides a ray of hope for devices after Apple’s bootrom respin.  Meanwhile, look for an alternate implementation of the limera1n exploit in greenpois0n (and possibly other tools), where it should undergo more testing too.

Limera1n wasn’t tested very thoroughly and does have some issues.  Geohot typically works these out in subsequent (and rapid) releases (there are already 3 beta versions of it as of Saturday night!).  In the meantime, feel free to discuss any problems and their solutions in our comments section.

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Geohot Releases Limera1n, Jailbreak Most iOS Devices

Geohot has released Limera1n, his tool to jailbreak all i-devices on the latest Apple iOS 4.1 firmware. There has been a lot of drama with the release as Geohot stole comex’s untethered exploit and used it on his own tool. The dev team warns that the jailbreak may be unstable and could cause problems as the tool uses a beta version of comex’s untethered exploit. Use at your own risk, UNLOCKERS STAY AWAY or you could possibly lose your iphone unlock forever. Wait until the dev team releases their jailbreak tool.

Download Limera1n HERE

Limera1n Details:
● Jailbreak iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 3G, iPad, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4G
● 3GS new bootrom is broken, fix pending
● 4.0-4.1 and beyond+++

There is too much to keep up with as twitter is blowing up with vulgar statements and comments between jailbreak teams. To stay up to date with all thats going on you can check out the following twitters:

• Pod2G http://twitter.com/#!/pod2g
• Chronic Dev http://twitter.com/#!/chronicdevteam
• PosixNinja http://twitter.com/#!/p0sixninja
• Comex http://twitter.com/#!/comex
• Chpwn http://twitter.com/#!/chpwn

Geohot has suddenly appeared back on the jailbreak scene with a new bootrom exploit he is calling limera1n.

Geohot posted a picture on www.limera1n.com of four iDevices displaying the limera1n logo.

P0sixninja has since confirmed that it is real:

yes, the news about geohot is true, the day after we release ETA he decides he wants a piece of the #pie

and yes it is a different bootrom exploit, he wants us to use it in GP, but there’s no way we’ll make our ETA if we do

Greenpois0n was scheduled to be released on October 10th, at 10:10:10 GMT.

StealthBravo also tweeted: geohot’s return is no joke. He is back and is going to release limera1n unless someone talks him out of it.

Update:
P0sixninja has said that they will use Geohot’s exploit if they can implement it in time; however, they will not change the release date.

We are not changing our release date. If we can implement @geohots before 10/10 we will use that, otherwise we’re using ours. #roadblocks

Update 2:
MuscleNerd: As dramatic as geohot’s last-minute all-device JB is, still a shame that two bootrom holes will be burned at once.

http://www.limera1n.com/

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The iPhone Dev Team has released an updated windows version of their popular redsn0w program used to jailbreak older i-devices on iOS 4.1. Until today Redsn0w was only available for mac.

Those with a pc can go download it over athttp://wikee.iphwn.org/howto:rsbeta. The download link is on the very bottom.

Be sure and read all instructions and every little detail before doing any jailbreaking on your iphone.

NOTE: Using redsn0w requires you to update to a stock apple firmware and if you use an unlock then you must wait for the dev teams pwnagetool which lets you update while preserving your baseband so you can unlock.

via iphonespot

The iOS 4.1 jailbreak codenamed Greenpois0n finally has an official release date. A picture is worth a thousand words and in this case thousands of answers also. For those who’ve been bugging the jailbreak teams you can officially get off your computers and enjoy life as the image above speaks for itself.

The release will come Sunday (10/10/10 @ 10:10:10 A.M. GMT) which is considered a FunDay for us jailbreakers.

Posixninja recently tweeted the release date of the iOS 4.1 jailbreak tool called Greenpois0n:

Things have progressed to the point where we don’t expect anymore roadblocks. ETA for greenpois0n is 10/10/10 at 10/10/10 10:10:10AM GMT.

Be rest assured TheSpot will be on it and have mirrors ready for download as soon as possible so we can all enjoy the jailbreak without server issues.

Via theiphonespot.net