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CVE-2002-1975

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-326

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 products

• SHARP Zaurus Sl-5000D Firmware: all versions
• SHARP Zaurus Sl-5500 Firmware: all versions

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/281437
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9535.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5201
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/281437
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9535.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5201

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