CVE-2002-1975

Summary

CVECVE-2002-1975
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2008-09-05 20:31:00 UTC
DescriptionSharp Zaurus PDA SL-5000D and SL-5500 uses a salt of "A0" to encrypt the screen-locking password as stored in the Security.conf file, which makes it easier for local users to guess the password via brute force methods.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Sharp Zaurus sl-5000d All All All
Application Sharp Zaurus sl-5500 All All All
Application Sharp Zaurus sl-5000d All All All
Application Sharp Zaurus sl-5500 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus HOME Mailing List: BugTraq BUGTRAQ online.securityfocus.com
ISS X-Force Database: zaurus-passcode-weak-encryption (9535): Sharp Zaurus passcode uses weak encryption algorithm XF www.iss.net
Sharp Zaurus Predictable Salt Password Weakening Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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