CVE-2010-3741

medium

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.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7360

http://www.infoworld.com/t/mobile-device-management/you-can-no-longer-rely-encryption-protect-blackberry-436

http://twitter.com/elcomsoft/statuses/25954970586

http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/10/01/166226/

http://blog.crackpassword.com/2010/09/smartphone-forensics-cracking-blackberry-backup-passwords/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-10-05

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N