CVE-2010-3741

N/A Unknown

Published: October 05, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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