CVE-2008-5826

Public Exploit

Description

The Nokia 6131 Near Field Communication (NFC) phone with 05.12 firmware allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via (1) a large value in the payload length field in an NDEF record, or a certain length for a (2) tel: or (3) sms: NDEF URI.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.60% Top 20%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mulliner.org/nfc/feed/collin_mulliner_eusecwest08_attacking_nfc_phones.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30716 vdb entry
http://www.mulliner.org/security/advisories/nokia6131nfc_uri_spoofing_and_dos_advisory.txt exploit
http://events.ccc.de/congress/2008/Fahrplan/attachments/1109_collin_mulliner_eusecwest08_attacking_nfc_phones_slim.pdf exploit
http://events.ccc.de/congress/2008/Fahrplan/events/2639.en.html exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44529 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-08/0186.html mailing list
http://www.mulliner.org/nfc/feed/collin_mulliner_25c3_attacking_nfc_phones.pdf
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-08/0344.html exploit mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5826?
CVE-2008-5826 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5826?
To fix CVE-2008-5826, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5826 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5826 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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