Nokia 6210 vCard denial of service
| nokia-6210-vcard-dos (11421) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Nokia is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a format string vulnerability when processing multiple part vCards. A vCard is an electronic business card used as an extension to the SMS (Short Message Service) receiver. A remote attacker could supply malicious format strings to the affected phone using the vCard fields, which would cause the phone to lock up or automatically restart, or cause the SMS Receiver handler to crash, once the vCard is processed.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- @stake, Inc. Security Advisory A022503-1: Nokia 6210 DoS SMS Issue.
- BID-6952: Nokia 6210 vCard Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-0103: Format string vulnerability in Nokia 6210 handset allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash, lockup, or restart) via a Multi-Part vCard with fields containing a large number of format string specifiers.
Platforms Affected:
- Nokia 6210 5.27
Reported:
Feb 25, 2003
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