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2.6

Nokia 9500 vCard viewer can crash from long name

CVE-2005-1801 · published 21 years ago
Summary

The vCard viewer on the Nokia 9500 phone can stop working if it opens a contact file that contains an unusually long name field. This causes the device to become unresponsive, which could interrupt business communications. Update the phone’s software or avoid opening suspicious vCard files until a fix is applied.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
nokia 9500 All versions
cpe:2.3:a:nokia:9500:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
The vCard viewer in Nokia 9500 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a vCard with a long Name field, which causes the crash when the user views it.
The vCard viewer in Nokia 9500 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a vCard with a long Name field, which causes the crash when the user views it.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
2.6 Low
Exploitation
2% chance of attack within 30 days
Timeline
Published26 May 2005
Updated3 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2005-1801 · NVD
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