Microsoft testing fix for Windows Phone SMS bug

Microsoft has found the root cause behind the SMS vulnerability in its Windows Phone operating system. The bug was reported earlier this month by Khaled Salameh, who found that the platform could be exploited via a malicious SMS message that forces a Windows Phone device to reboot and then disables its messaging hub.

Although it is good that Microsoft has found a fix for the bug in Windows Phone devices, the exploit may also affect its other applications. So far it is known to work not only through SMS messages but also through Facebook chat or Windows Live Messenger.