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Vulnerability in Internet Explorer for Windows Mobile
Discovery Date: Jan 25, 2007
Risk: Moderate
Description:

A vulnerability is found on the Web browsing application Internet Explorer (IE) that ships by default with Windows Mobile 2003/2003SE (for Smartphone and PocketPC), and Windows Mobile 5.0 (for Smartphone and PocketPC). When exploited, this vulnerability can cause a stack overflow, which terminates IE and makes the mobile device unstable. An affected device must be reset to resume using IE.


Patch Information:

No patch is available as of this writing. Trend Micro recommends for you to update your device to the latest version of the firmware. Note that IE ships as part of the Read Only Memory (ROM) of most Windows Mobile devices.


Workaround Fixes:

Avoid visiting untrusted or questionable Web sites via your mobile device.

 
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