Nokia 6210 vCard Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:6952

Info

Nokia 6210 vCard Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6952
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 25 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 25 2003 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Ollie Whitehouse <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Nokia Nokia 6210 5.27
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Nokia 6210 vCard Denial of Service Vulnerability

Nokia 6210 handsets are vulnerable to a denial of service condition. When a malformed vCard which contains format strings is sent to the handset, it will cause the SMS receiver to fail, cause the phone to lock up or restart.

Exploit / POC

Nokia 6210 vCard Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Nokia 6210 vCard Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has stated that they currently do not plan on releasing a patch for this issue.

Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

Nokia 6210 vCard Denial of Service Vulnerability

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