2.1low
CVE-2008-4540
Windows Mobile 6 on the HTC Hermes device makes WLAN passwords available to an auto-completion mechanism for the password input field, whic…
Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
2.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.0%
percentile 81%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.98% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors
References
- securityreason.com /securityalert/4402 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/45857 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/497151/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-4540
- NVD: CVE-2008-4540
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