Google’s Project Zero team finds ‘numerous Apple vulnerabilities’

New vulnerabilities (described as ‘numerous’) have been detected on Apple’s image I / O, affecting the functionality of MacSecurity and iPhone. This comes after the news that every iPhone running a version of iOS 6 or newer is vulnerable to remote attacks, which was reported in the Digital Journal after detection by cybersecurity experts at ZecOps, comes information revealed by the team at the Zero Project of Google.

According to Forbes, the new vulnerability is called ‘Fuzzing ImageIO’. This can lead to security loopholes related to media files sent through messaging platforms.

Not all the details have been specified, as Google’s Zero Project has a policy on not disclosing the true nature of security flaws. Instead, Google security analysts (who specialize in finding zero-day vulnerabilities) have contacted Apple directly.

In response, Apple has stated that it has addressed the flaws in its latest platform updates. However, in terms of the risk to consumers, this largely depends on whether people upgrade to the latest versions of iOS and macOS and have appropriate cyber security measures.

Otherwise, there is a ‘Catch-22’ situation: the vulnerability can introduce a serious error, causing users to be unable to download and install the required update. To overcome this dilemma, Apple is apparently speeding up the release of iOS 13.5 along with patches suitable for Mac and iPhone.