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Microsoft ActiveSync Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is running Microsoft ActiveSync and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to NULL pointer is dereferenced in a call to the function 'WideCharToMultiByte()' while it is trying to process an entry within the sync request packet. This causes an application error, killing the 'wcescomm' process.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft ActiveSync version 3.5
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.