CVE-2005-2343

Severity: low (CVSS 2.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Handheld web browser for BlackBerry Handheld before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a Java Application Description (JAD) file with a long application name and vendor string, which prevents a browser dialog from being properly dismissed.

Affected products

Rim Blackberry: 7100g, 7100i, 7100r, 7100t, 7100v, 7100x (+15)
Rim Blackberry Desktop Manager: 4.0
Rim Blackberry Device Software: 4.0

References

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015428
http://www.blackberry.com/knowledgecenterpublic/livelink.exe/fetch/2000/8021/7925/8142/?nodeid=1167791
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/829400
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16099
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0011
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015428
http://www.blackberry.com/knowledgecenterpublic/livelink.exe/fetch/2000/8021/7925/8142/?nodeid=1167791
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/829400
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16099
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0011

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