First published: Wed Oct 13 2004(Updated: )
RIM Blackberry 7230 running RIM Blackberry OS 3.7 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reboot and possibly data corruption) via a calendar message with a long Location field, which triggers a watchdog while the message is being stored.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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RIM Blackberry | =7230_3.7.1_.41 |
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The severity of CVE-2004-1597 is classified as moderate due to its potential for denial of service affecting the device.
To mitigate CVE-2004-1597, update your device firmware to the latest version provided by RIM.
CVE-2004-1597 specifically affects the RIM Blackberry 7230 running Blackberry OS version 3.7 SP1.
CVE-2004-1597 involves an exploit where a calendar message with an excessively long Location field can cause device reboot or data corruption.
The impact of CVE-2004-1597 includes potential device reboot and data corruption when processing malicious calendar messages.