{"id":1712,"date":"2019-01-28T20:45:17","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T01:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pappp.net\/?guid=8952bb1f29d18c24ec809a90af7a563c"},"modified":"2019-02-01T11:45:17","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T16:45:17","slug":"facetime-bug-lets-callers-hear-you-before-you-answer-really","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/?p=1712","title":{"rendered":"FaceTime bug lets callers hear you before you answer (really) [Updated]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1447543\">Ars Technica<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color : #fff7d5;\n\t\t\tborder-width : 1px; padding : 5px; border-style : dashed; border-color : #e7d796;margin-bottom : 1em; color : #9a8c59;\">Article note: Shit, that's low-hanging to trigger, and highly abusable.  \r\nApple users, disable Facetime until patches are applied.<\/div><div>\n<figure><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wwdc2018_groupfacetime1-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Apple demonstrates Group Facetime at WWDC 2018.\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\/><p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wwdc2018_groupfacetime1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" >Enlarge<\/a> <span>\/<\/span> Apple demonstrates Group Facetime at WWDC 2018. (credit: <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/author\/valentina\/\" >Valentina Palladino<\/a>)<\/p>  <\/figure><div><a name=\"page-1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Users have <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2019\/01\/28\/facetime-bug-hear-audio\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" >discovered<\/a> a bug in Apple's FaceTime video-calling application that allows you to hear audio from a person you're calling before they accept the call&mdash;a critical bug that could potentially be used as a tool by malicious users to invade the privacy of others.<\/p>\n<p>When Ars reached out to Apple for a statement, the company replied, \"We're aware of this issue, and we have identified a fix that will be released in a software update later this week.\" An hour or two after this post went live, Apple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/support\/systemstatus\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" >disabled Group FaceTime<\/a> to mitigate the bug.<\/p>\n<p>The bug requires you to perform a few actions while the phone is ringing, so if the person on the other end picks up quickly, they might not be affected. Knowledge of how to use the bug is already widespread. The steps include:<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1447543#p3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" >Read 6 remaining paragraphs<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1447543&amp;comments=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" >Comments<\/a><\/p><div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=v8YxryM489Y:_bwgUkFoDDY:V_sGLiPBpWU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" ><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?i=v8YxryM489Y:_bwgUkFoDDY:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=v8YxryM489Y:_bwgUkFoDDY:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" ><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?i=v8YxryM489Y:_bwgUkFoDDY:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=v8YxryM489Y:_bwgUkFoDDY:qj6IDK7rITs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" ><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=v8YxryM489Y:_bwgUkFoDDY:yIl2AUoC8zA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" ><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\/><\/a>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enlarge \/ Apple demonstrates Group Facetime at WWDC 2018. 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