CVE-2001-1438 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash PalmOS and corrupt VisorPhone databases by sending crafted SMS images to Handspring Visor devices with the module installed.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-1438?
CVE-2001-1438 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Apr 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Handspring Visor 1.0 and 1.0.1 with the VisorPhone Springboard module installed allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (PalmOS crash and VisorPhone database corruption) by sending a large or crafted SMS image.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1438?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Handspring Visor, Palm Palm Os.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1438?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2001-1438 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1438 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7jgh-3vmm-q9r5.