Siemens Phone Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Siemens Phone and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-2626. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Siemens Phone (the affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

gui overlay vulnerability in the java api in siemens s55 cellular phones allows remote attackers to send unauthorized sms messages by overlaying a confirmation message with a malicious message.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2004 by FtR and FX with Phenoelit (Website). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-2626 since 12/04/2005. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Java. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15995), Exploit-DB (24065), SecurityFocus (BID 10227†), OSVDB (5703†) and Secunia (SA11492†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

VulDB Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/27/2004 🔍
04/28/2004 +1 days 🔍
04/28/2004 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +246 days 🔍
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12/04/2005 +338 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3383 days 🔍
05/17/2025 +3721 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: FtR, FX
Organization: Phenoelit
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2626 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2626
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23502
X-Force: 15995 - Siemens could allow unauthorized SMS messages to be sent
SecurityFocus: 10227 - Siemens S55 Cellular Telephone SMS Confirmation Message Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 11492 - Siemens S55 SMS Send Prompt Bypass Weakness, Not Critical
OSVDB: 5703 - Siemens S55 SMS Send Prompt Bypass Weakness
SecurityTracker: 1009959

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14 PM
Updated: 05/17/2025 06:26 PM
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 PM (51), 07/19/2017 11:22 PM (12), 10/29/2024 09:55 PM (21), 05/17/2025 06:26 PM (2)
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