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Not sure how quickly it will come. I believe the iOS 4.3.4 patches the .pdf exploit that the jailbreak process takes advantage of... they may have to find a whole new way to get into the iOS substrate.
Didnt 4.3.x take forever to JB? I just remember everybody sitting on 4.2.1 for a long time after 4.3.x released.
Didnt 4.3.x take forever to JB? I just remember everybody sitting on 4.2.1 for a long time after 4.3.x released.
Isnt there a cydia app that does this same thing? Patches the PDF vulnerability?
That's what I hear... but once you're jailbroken, the patch doesn't matter. However, if you patch BEFORE jailbreaking, the ability to exploit the hole FOR jailbreaking is taken away... kind of a chicken and egg deal.
Well, patching after you jailbreak theoretically prevents you from having something malicious attack you through the same exploit.
And, one could deduce that since it's a JB app that does the patching, it can easily be removed (plus the fact that it "goes away" when you restore to new)... allowing you the option to "wash, rinse, repeat", so to speak - at least until Apple stops signing 4.3.3 and 4.2.8.
