CVEvulnerability

CVE-2007-5460

4.6 MEDIUM Published 2007-10-15 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2007-10-15
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
4.6 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.1 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-327

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.

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows mobile 5.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm weakness

Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)

  • CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm weakness

References