Title: Microsoft Windows CE POP3 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
Microsoft Windows CE is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.
This issue affects only Windows CE running on Texas Instruments TI 925T CPU (ARMV4).
The issue occurs when the device attempts to synchronize to a POP3 server containing 2000 messages.
Successful exploits will crash the affected device running the vulnerable operating system. Users will have to reset the affected device to recover.
Windows CE 4.2 is vulnerable to this issue.
Affected Products:
- Microsoft Windows CE 4.2.0
References:
- Microsoft: FIX: Updated Encryption Components
- Microsoft: Microsoft Windows CE Homepage
- Symantec: The Elephant Under the Carpet (and when I say "carpet" I mean PDA)
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