Vulnerability In ALL BB Handheld OS Current Versions....

[stevetaz]

Be aware that RIM has posted a warning about a vulnerability in the BB Browser in ALL currently used handheld OS versions. Here is a brief summary:
Overview
This advisory relates to a BlackBerry® Browser dialog box that provides information about web site domain names and their associated certificates. The BlackBerry Browser dialog box informs the BlackBerry device user when there is a mismatch between the site domain name and the domain name indicated in the associated certificate, but does not properly illustrate that the mismatch is due to the presence of some hidden characters (for example, null characters) in the site domain name.

Issue Severity: This vulnerability has a Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) score of 6.8.

Issue Status: Vulnerability confirmed. Check for software containing the security update based on your wireless service provider. For more information, see the Resolution section.

Recommendation: Complete the resolution actions documented in this advisory.

Mitigation: RIM recommends that BlackBerry device users exercise caution when clicking on links that they receive in email or SMS messages. If a user visits a site that causes a BlackBerry Browser dialog box to warn the user about continuing the connection, the user should select Close connection.

The biggest problem I see is that the updated OS versions RIM has certified solve the issue have not been made available by any of the carriers yet...

Here is the full article and pay attention to what RIM recommends you do until the fix is made available by carriers...

[corvid]

Thanks for this notice. Just read it now. So it seems the newest at&t OS doesn't fix this, but the newest offical from Mobitel 4.6.0.303 does? Am I interpreting this correctly?

I have actually experienced this malicious message recently.

[stevetaz]

Originally Posted by corvid

Thanks for this notice. Just read it now. So it seems the newest at&t OS doesn't fix this, but the newest offical from Mobitel 4.6.0.303 does? Am I interpreting this correctly?

I have actually experienced this malicious message recently.

I believe you are correct. It appears to me that for the 4.6 OS the .303 update does correct the vulnerability.

When you saw the message did you do anything except close it out and not continue (Close Connection)?

[corvid]

dang. I can't remember what I did. I also couldn't tell from the article what the ramifications are if you did the wrong thing. But since then I've wiped my device and reinstalled .297.