CVE-2008-4540
Windows Mobile 6 - Unprotected WLAN Password Exposure via Auto-Completion
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4402
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45857
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497151/100/0/threaded
Scores
EPSS
0.0198
EPSS Percentile
78.6%
Details
CWE
CWE-255
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/windows_mobile
6.0
Published
Oct 13, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026