CVE-2008-4540 (GCVE-0-2008-4540)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-13 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:17
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Summary
Windows Mobile 6 on the HTC Hermes device makes WLAN passwords available to an auto-completion mechanism for the password input field, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass password authentication and obtain WLAN access.
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CWE
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References
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4402 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497151/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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