Security Researcher Stefan Esser, also known as i0n1c, has jailbroken iOS 7.1.1 according to a photo he just tweeted.
The photo shows an iPhone 5c running Cydia 1.1.9 on iOS 7.1.1. While these types of images can easily be faked, Esser has released previous jailbreaks so we assume the photo is legit. He did shed some light on the vulnerability as well:
That iOS 7.1.1 jailbreak is not based on a long vulnerability chain. It uses a single beautiful kernel bug that goes from mobile to kernel.
It's unclear if Esser plans to release the jailbreak, but it's likely any release would happen after iOS 8 is available to see if the vulnerability still exists.
The last jailbreak, evasi0n, was released by the evad3rs, and supported iOS 7.0 - 7.0.6. The vulnerabilities it used were patched by Apple when iOS 7.1 was released.
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"It's unclear if Esser plans to release the jailbreak, but it's likely any release would happen after iOS 8 is available to see if the vulnerability still exists." Wait, wait and then wait some more...
"It's unclear if Esser plans to release the jailbreak, but it's likely any release would happen after iOS 8 is available to see if the vulnerability still exists." Wait, wait and then wait some more...
I'm happy without jailbreak whether apple needs it or not anyway, besides samshit needs the healthy fruit to do shit because they can't cook since the first iPhone.
Apple-Crapple, it's the most vulnerable OS there is, no matter what they do they will always get hack. remember is a copy of the xerox os right from the begining so they don't really now the back bone of it. Apple OS and ios will alway be Jailbreakable no matter what.
I agree with Albert. this guys shows off what he can do on the web but never releases the tool. We never seen this guy release anything. so I am thinking if this is real.
you can fix this issue by connect to the PC, run Tongbu in the main page press on genuine app and then press fix .. wait until it completed then u fixed it :)
If its real, kudos to him! If 7.1.1 is the last ispw before ios 8, then why not jailbreak it? if you are into jailbreaking like myself, you wouldnt care if you are not on the latest ios. But if its available, why not?
When you can jailbreak and still be using the latest iOS and not be one of some elite group keeping the secret to themselves, please let me know. Years ago it was possible for a regular person to be jailbroken and up to date. Till that is once again possible I'll pass on jailbreaking.
Someone did a 7.1 Jailbreak and never released it so this information is worthless. Report on a more tangible jailbreak please because I hate to be unnecessarily teased.
Many have updated without knowing, in my case I had given my phone to apple for lockscreen button replacement and they updated my phone. This happened with millions of people. So we need this jailbreak so bad. RELEASE IT.