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    Denial Service in Internet Explorer for MS Windows Mobile 5.0
    Date of Release: 09/02/2007
    Description: A vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer for Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 (for smart phone and pocket PC) that impacts upon the availability and security of devices operating on this platform. It is possible for an attacker to create an overflow state within Internet Explorer, resulting in the termination of the normal functionality of IE and a Denial of Service, should the device browser access a WML page with malformed content. Users of affected devices must perform a hard battery reset in order to resume Internet Explorer and normal device operations.
    Patch / Fix: No patch is available at this time
    Advisory History: This issue was first reported to Microsoft on 31/01/07.
    Full technical details of this vulnerability will be withheld for the next ninety days, or until such time as a patch / fix is forthcoming (whichever event happens first).
    Credit: Michael Kemp (www.clappymonkey.com)
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    With all due respect the "90 days fix it or else" on a mobile
    platform is being optimistic don't you think when I'm still struggling
    getting a cab file update on all of my mobile phones for the time change
    issue.

    Quite frankly a denial of service on IE on a phone will get me yelled at
    it won't get me p0wned. I'm going to already be yelled at when their
    calendars are all screwed up so quite frankly on the threat of being
    yelled at scale right now Daylight Savings issues has a higher
    priority.

    For those not aware, in a few weeks the USA time zones spring forward
    earlier than they have been.
    Mobile phones need a DST patch along with just about everything else

    clappymonkey (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:
    Denial Service in Internet Explorer for MS Windows Mobile 5.0

    Date of Release: 09/02/2007

    Description: A vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer for Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 (for smart phone and pocket PC) that impacts upon the availability and security of devices operating on this platform. It is possible for an attacker to create an overflow state within Internet Explorer, resulting in the termination of the normal functionality of IE and a Denial of Service, should the device browser access a WML page with malformed content. Users of affected devices must perform a hard battery reset in order to resume Internet Explorer and normal device operations.

    Patch / Fix: No patch is available at this time

    Advisory History: This issue was first reported to Microsoft on 31/01/07.

    Full technical details of this vulnerability will be withheld for the next ninety days, or until such time as a patch / fix is forthcoming (whichever event happens first).

    Credit: Michael Kemp (www.clappymonkey.com)

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