altstoreio / altstoreio/AltStore
iPhone name causes error (update: potential security vulnerability)
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- Dominant language
- Swift
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Description
setting the name of your iPhone to " " (yes that actually works), it causes installing altstore to fail with the error:
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue by setting the iPhone name to a single space and attempting to install AltStore, using the linked screenshot as the observed failure. Trace the installation path that handles the device name; done means installation no longer fails for this valid device name.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ios, swift
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100