CVE-2010-3741
The offline backup mechanism in Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Desktop Software uses single...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-3741- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-3741- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-3720 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2010-3720- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g2jq-hfw2-m5w2 No score
The offline backup mechanism in Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Desktop Software uses single...
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.
- Record
GHSA-g2jq-hfw2-m5w2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-3741 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Rim Blackberry Desktop Software, published October 5, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
blog.crackpassword.com/2010/09/smartphone-forensics-cracking-blackberry-backup-passwords
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7360
twitter.com/elcomsoft/statuses/25954970586
infoworld.com/t/mobile-device-management/you-can-no-longer-rely-encryption-protect-blackberry-436
it.slashdot.org/story/10/10/01/166226
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3741
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g2jq-hfw2-m5w2