First published: Mon Oct 22 2001(Updated: )
Handspring Visor 1.0 and 1.0.1 with the VisorPhone Springboard module installed allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (PalmOS crash and VisorPhone database corruption) by sending a large or crafted SMS image.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Palm Palm Os | ||
Handspring Visor | =1.0 | |
Handspring Visor | =1.0.1 |
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CVE-2001-1438 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that leads to system crashes and database corruption.
To mitigate CVE-2001-1438, users should update their Handspring Visor to a version that does not contain the vulnerability, if available.
CVE-2001-1438 affects Handspring Visor versions 1.0 and 1.0.1 with the VisorPhone Springboard module installed.
CVE-2001-1438 allows remote attackers to execute denial of service attacks through crafted SMS images.
Exploitation of CVE-2001-1438 can lead to PalmOS crashes and the corruption of the VisorPhone database.