Siemens malformed SMS denial of service
| siemens-sms-dos (11465) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Siemens mobile phones are vulnerable to a denial of service attack. If a remote attacker sends a malformed Short Message Service (SMS) message to a vulnerable device, the attacker could cause the device to become disabled or become unresponsive for a short period of time.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Mar 02 2003 - 19:06:43 CST : Siemens *35 and 45 series phones SMS Danial of Service.
- BID-7004: Siemens M Series SMS DoS Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Siemens M35
- Siemens M45
Reported:
Mar 02, 2003
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