CVE-2010-3741 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The offline backup mechanism in Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Desktop Software uses single-iteration PBKDF2, which makes it easier for local users to decrypt a .ipd file via a brute-force attack.

Published: 2010-10-05

Score: 4.7 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_desktop_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2010-3720	The offline backup mechanism in Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Desktop Software uses single-iteration PBKDF2, which makes it easier for local users to decrypt a .ipd file via a brute-force attack.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00071.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://blog.crackpassword.com/2010/09/smartphone-forensics-cracking-blackberry-backup-passwords/
http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/10/01/166226/
http://twitter.com/elcomsoft/statuses/25954970586
http://www.infoworld.com/t/mobile-device-management/you-can-no-longer-rely-encryption-protect-blackberry-436
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7360

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Rim Blackberry Desktop Software

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-10-05T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:18:53.032Z

Reserved: 2010-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-3741

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-10-05T18:00:33.770

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-3741

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-310

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