CVE-2002-1975 Weak cryptography in n/a
Local attackers can bypass screen lock on Sharp Zaurus PDAs by brute-forcing passwords due to weak static salt usage in encryption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1975?
CVE-2002-1975 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-326
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1975?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sharp Zaurus Sl-5000d Firmware, Sharp Zaurus Sl-5500 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1975?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1975 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-1975 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1975 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6wjf-4887-cj22.