Apple iOS new bug exposed: four characters can cause iPhone to crash

On August 22, network security researcher Konstantin discovered that a new character vulnerability can cause iPhones and iPads to crash. After sliding to the App library, entering the four characters "":: in the search box will cause Springboard to reset and the iPhone will return to the lock screen interface. A reset is not a complete restart and it only takes a few seconds for your iPhone to return to normal.

1. Phenomena:
   Entering "": and any other characters in the Settings app search interface will cause the Settings app to crash. Entering the same characters into a Spotlight search has no effect.
2. Devices affected:
   Only affects devices running iOS 17.
3. Trigger condition:
   The crash is only related to the first three characters in the character sequence, which is "":.
4. Security Risk:
   The vulnerability cannot be propagated through messaging or SMS platforms and requires users to manually enter or paste characters.
5. Solution:
   Apple is expected to fix this issue with an iOS update.

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