Siemens M Series SMS DoS Vulnerability

BID:7004

Info

Siemens M Series SMS DoS Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 7004
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 03 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 03 2003 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability has been credited to: subj([email protected]).
Vulnerable: Siemens SL-42
Siemens S55
Siemens S35i
Siemens MT50
Siemens M50
Siemens M45
Siemens M35
Siemens C55
Not Vulnerable: Siemens S45
Siemens A50

Discussion

Siemens M Series SMS DoS Vulnerability

It has been reported that some Siemens mobile phones are unable to sufficiently handle certain SMS message content.

If a maliciously formed SMS message contains certain characters, the mobile phone firmware will behave in an unstable manner. Exploitation of this issue may result in a target phone no longer functioning.

Earlier Siemens mobile phone products may also be affected by this vulnerability.

** The vendor has stated that Siemens A50 mobile phones, as delivered to consumers, are not vulnerable to this issue.

Exploit / POC

Siemens M Series SMS DoS Vulnerability

This vulnerability may be exploited using an SMS client.

Solution / Fix

Siemens M Series SMS DoS Vulnerability

Solution:
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

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