CVE-2007-5493 json
The SMS handler for Windows Mobile 2005 Pocket PC Phone edition allows attackers to hide the sender field of an SMS message via a malformed…
published 2007-10-18 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-5468
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.2%
- EPSS 4.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The SMS handler for Windows Mobile 2005 Pocket PC Phone edition allows attackers to hide the sender field of an SMS message via a malformed WAP PUSH message that causes the PDU to be incorrectly decoded.
Exploit prediction
4.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/37249
vdb-entry
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osvdb.org
/45517
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/26091
vdb-entry
- symantec.com /content/en/us/enterprise/research/SYMSA-2007-011.txt
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securitytracker.com
/id?1018832
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/482446/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-5493
- NVD CVE-2007-5493
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