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Title: News: Security flaw leaves about 1,500 iOS apps vulnerable to attack Post by: HCK on April 21, 2015, 09:00:21 pm News: Security flaw leaves about 1,500 iOS apps vulnerable to attack
About 1,500 iOS apps have an HTTPS vulnerability leaving them open to attack, according to analytics service SourceDNA. The flaw stems from a weakness in version 2.5.1 of AFNetworking, an open-source code which provides networking capabilities for apps. Apps containing the code may not properly validate SSL certificates, leaving users of apps like Movies by Flixster with Rotten Tomatoes and Citrix OpenVoice Audio Conferencing vulnerable to spying… Source: News: Security flaw leaves about 1,500 iOS apps vulnerable to attack (http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/security-flaw-leaves-about-1500-ios-apps-vulnerable-to-attack) |