Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Password Authentication credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Password Authentication. The manipulation leads to credentials management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-4540. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Password Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-255. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Windows Mobile 6 on the HTC Hermes device makes WLAN passwords available to an auto-completion mechanism for the password input field, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass password authentication and obtain WLAN access.

The weakness was published 10/13/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4540 since 10/13/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/20/2017). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

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 (45857) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36976†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/08/2008 🔍
10/13/2008 +5 days 🔍
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11/06/2012 +1485 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +861 days 🔍
04/20/2017 +765 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-4540 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4540
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44465
X-Force: 45857
Vulnerability Center: 36976 - Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Local Security Bypass due to Auto-Completion of the Password Field, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 04/20/2017 14:03
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (52), 04/20/2017 14:03 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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