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		taviso on Dec 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Emulating an iPod Touch 1G and iPhoneOS 1.0 using ... Fun story, that TIFF bug was one of mine (CVE-2006-3459), I actually found it in an audit sponsored by Google! The same bug was also used to jailbreak the PSP and other random devices. For a few years I would occasionally get mail from people thanking me for helping them jailbreak their DVD player or smart appliance. I've never actually owned an iPhone, I wrote an exploit for Linux/x86, then someone else (cmw) ported it to iPhone and made the jailbreakme website!

hsbauauvhabzb on Dec 22, 2022 | [–]

I wasn’t aware that was yours but you also inspired a lot of hackers in my circle, including me :)

blamazon on Dec 22, 2022 | | [–]

> For a few years I would occasionally get mail from people thanking me for helping them jailbreak their DVD player or smart appliance.

That is delightful and brightened my day! Thanks for sharing :)

throwaway742 on Dec 22, 2022 | [–]

Thank you!

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