PT-2008-5772 · Microsoft · Windows Mobile 6

Mc Iglo · Published 2008-10-13 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-4540

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Mobile 6

Description The issue allows physically proximate attackers to bypass password authentication and obtain WLAN access by exploiting the auto-completion mechanism for the password input field, which has access to WLAN passwords.

Recommendations For Windows Mobile 6, consider disabling the auto-completion feature for password input fields as a temporary workaround to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-255

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4540

Affected Products

Windows Mobile 6

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4540 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/497151/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45857 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4402 · Note