CVE-2008-4540
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-4540 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-10-13 20:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-10-11 20:52:00 UTC |
| Description | Windows Mobile 6 on the HTC Hermes device makes WLAN passwords available to an auto-completion mechanism for the password input field, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass password authentication and obtain WLAN access. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-255
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | Htc | Hermes | All | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Htc | Hermes | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Mobile | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Mobile | 6.0 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM X-Force Exchange | XF | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Windows Mobile 6 insecure password handling and too short WLAN-password - CXSecurity.com | SREASON | securityreason.com | |
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.