Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-1975
CVE-2002-1975
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
3- cpe:2.3:o:sharp:zaurus_sl-5000d_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sharp:zaurus_sl-5500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/281437nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5201nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/9535.phpnvdBroken Link
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