CVE-2002-1975

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 28, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorZaurus Sl 5500 FirmwareZaurus Sl 5000D FirmwareZaurus Sl-5000D

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Sharp Zaurus PDA SL-5000D and SL-5500 uses a salt of "A0" to encrypt the screen-locking password as stored in the Security.conf file, which makes it easier for local users to guess the password via brute force methods.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions
sharp-zaurus-sl-5000d (same device)
All versions
sharp-zaurus-sl-5500 (same device)
All versions
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/281437
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5201

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-326

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