Pangu Team

These are tools that assist users in bypassing device restrictions and enabling root access to the iOS operating system.

This permits the user to install applications and customizations typically unavailable through the official iOS App Store.

This was because the team suspected that a firmware update was imminent, and Apple would use that release to patch the vulnerabilities used in the tool.

[5] Thus, since version 1.1.0 of the release, Esser's Infoleak was replaced with another vulnerability found by Pangu.

Cydia was not included in the initial release package, but was added in v1.1.0 and is available from the Pangu website.

[10] The initial releases also enabled for Cydia to be installed through a Debian package file instead of within the Pangu app as an alternative.

The Pangu jailbreak is bundled with PP Assistant that has the option to install the PP25 app on the device.

“Team Pangu” was credited as the source for this update in the official security notes.

[12] Apple states: "Available for: iPhone 4s and later, iPad 2 and later, iPod touch (5th generation) and later; Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges; Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

[12] The Pangu9 (iOS 9 - 9.1) worked by allowing access to the photos app to be able to install the unsigned application Cydia.