Microsoft Windows Mobile 2005 SMS access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Microsoft Windows Mobile 2005. Affected is an unknown function of the component SMS Handler. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2007-5493. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows Mobile 2005 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code block of the component SMS Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

The SMS handler for Windows Mobile 2005 Pocket PC Phone edition allows attackers to hide the sender field of an SMS message via a malformed WAP PUSH message that causes the PDU to be incorrectly decoded.

The weakness was shared 10/17/2007 by Ollie Whitehouse with Symantec (Website). The advisory is shared for download at symantec.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-5493 since 10/17/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $25k-$100k (estimation calculated on 04/20/2017). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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 (37249), SecurityFocus (BID 26091†), OSVDB (45517†), SecurityTracker (ID 1018832†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36974†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: symantec.com
Researcher: Ollie Whitehouse
Organization: Symantec
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-5493 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5493
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39324
X-Force: 37249
SecurityFocus: 26091 - Microsoft Windows Mobile SMS Handler Source Obfuscation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 45517 - Windows Mobile PC SMS Handler SMS Message Sender Field Spoofing
SecurityTracker: 1018832 - Windows Mobile SMS Handler Bug Lets Remote Users Obfuscate SMS Message Source Addresses
Vulnerability Center: 36974 - Windows Mobile 2005 Pocket PC Remote Hidden Sender Field of an SMS, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 04/20/2017 14:03
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (59), 04/20/2017 14:03 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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