Microsoft Windows Phone Message Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 28 Dec 2011 15:20 Release Date: 28 Dec 2011 5274 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

TYPE: Operating Systems - Mobile & Apps

A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Windows Phone, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the processing of messages. This can be exploited to trigger a reboot and render the messaging functionality unusable by sending a specially crafted text message via SMS, Facebook chat, or Windows Live.

Impact

Denial of Service

System / Technologies affected

Microsoft Windows Phone 7

Solutions

There is no patch available for this vulnerability currently.

Vulnerability Identifier

No CVE information is available

Source

Secunia
Microsoft