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BlackBerry Desktop Software Security Bypass Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Brute force attacks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

4.7

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Wont Fix

Created

Created

13 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

This host has BlackBerry Desktop Software installed and is prone to security bypass vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The flaw is cused due to error in 'offline backup' mechanism in 'Research In Motion' (RIM), which uses single-iteration 'PBKDF2', which makes it easier for local users to decrypt a '.ipd' file via a brute-force attack.

Affected Software

Affected Software

BlackBerry Desktop Software version 6.0.0.43 and prior.

Solution

Solution

No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.

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