5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2002-1975
Sharp Zaurus PDA Weak Password Storage
Description

Sharp Zaurus PDA SL-5000D and SL-5500 uses a salt of "A0" to encrypt the screen-locking password as stored in the Security.conf file, which makes it easier for local users to guess the password via brute force methods.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2002, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 14, 2024, 3:50 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2002-1975 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sharp zaurus_sl-5000d_firmware
2 Sharp zaurus_sl-5500_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2002-1975.

URL Resource
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/281437 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9535.php Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5201 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2002-1975 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/281437 No Types Assigned http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/281437 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9535.php No Types Assigned http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9535.php Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5201 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5201 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-326
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sharp:zaurus:sl-5000d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sharp:zaurus:sl-5500:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sharp:zaurus_sl-5000d_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:sharp:zaurus_sl-5000d:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sharp:zaurus_sl-5500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:sharp:zaurus_sl-5500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 09, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2002-1975 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2002-1975 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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