CVE-2007-5460 Weak cryptography in n/a

What is CVE-2007-5460?

CVE-2007-5460 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Microsoft ActiveSync 4.1, as used in Windows Mobile 5.0, uses weak encryption (XOR obfuscation with a fixed key) when sending the user's PIN/Password over the USB connection from the host to the device, which might make it easier for attackers to decode a PIN/Password obtained by (1) sniffing or (2) spoofing the docking process.

Weakness: CWE-327

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5460?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Windows Mobile.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5460?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5460 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-5460 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5460 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2009-0244 Path traversal in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2007-0878 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer on Windows Mobile 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of High 7.8
• CVE-2007-0674 Denial of service in n/a High 7.1
• CVE-2008-4295 Denial of service in n/a Medium 5.4
• CVE-2007-5493 Other in n/a Medium 4.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-4r2g-6q9v-69ff.