# CVE-2007-5493: The SMS handler for Windows Mobile 2005 Pocket PC Phone edition allows attackers to hide the sender field of an SMS message via a malformed

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-10-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The SMS handler for Windows Mobile 2005 Pocket PC Phone edition allows attackers to hide the sender field of an SMS message via a malformed WAP PUSH message that causes the PDU to be incorrectly decoded.

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37249
- http://osvdb.org/45517
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26091
- http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/research/SYMSA-2007-011.txt
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018832
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482446/100/0/threaded

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