IOS 5 HFS Heap Buffer Overflow

An exploit is available in iOS 5's iBoot that abuses a heap buffer overflow bug. The exploit was discovered by p0sixninja.

The exploit has been shown to be able to untethered verbose boot the original iPad.

Support for untethered downgrades on the iPod touch (3rd generation) via this exploit is planned in powdersn0w.

= See also =
 * De Rebus Antiquis, another iBoot exploit with similar uses

= External links =
 * Source code
 * Tools for exploitation