CVE-2002-1975

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Sharp Zaurus PDA versions SL-5000D and SL-5500

Description The issue concerns the encryption of the screen-locking password stored in the Security.conf file. Specifically, a salt of "A0" is used, which makes it easier for local users to guess the password via brute force methods.

Recommendations For Sharp Zaurus PDA versions SL-5000D and SL-5500, consider changing the screen-locking password to a stronger one and avoid using the default salt value to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.