Airscanner Mobile Security Advisory #07080101: iPassword 3.0

Product:
iPassword 3.0

Platform:
Tested on Windows Mobile Pocket PC 2005

Requirements:
Mobile device running Windows Mobile Pocket PC

Credits:
Seth Fogie
Airscanner Mobile Security
http://www.airscanner.com
08/01/2007 (Windows Mobile)

Risk Level:
High - Disclosure of sensitive information

Program Summary:
From the website: http://www.creativeiye.com/pocketproducts/iPassword.htm

"iPassword was designed to keep a variety of data, such as passwords, credit card info,bank account info, e-mail accounts, IP addresses, PINs, TANs and other confidential data safely and securely in a well-organized form."

"Your data is stored in a secure, encrypted format and can be retrieved by entering a single password."

Vulnerability Details:
iPassword exposes the valid password in memory during the password verification process. This information can be obtained via a debugger, which will then provide an attacker the secret password needed to open and view the contents of the 'secure' file.

Workaround:
Encrypt all iPassword files using a proven encryption product.

Vendor Response:
Awaiting Response.

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