CVE-2008-5825: nokia 6131_nfc Link Following

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-5825 is a low (CVSS 2.6) Link Following vulnerability in nokia 6131_nfc. EPSS estimates a 1.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 02-01-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The SmartPoster implementation on the Nokia 6131 Near Field Communication (NFC) phone with 05.12 firmware does not properly display the URI record when the Title record contains a certain combination of space, CR (aka \r), and . (dot) characters, which allows remote attackers to trick a user into loading an arbitrary URI via a crafted NDEF tag, as demonstrated by (1) an http: URI for a malicious web site, (2) a tel: URI for a premium-rate telephone number, and (3) an sms: URI that triggers purchase of a ringtone.

• CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.