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Originally Posted by ixtab
[*]Versions between 5.0.2 and 5.2.0 (yes, 5.2.0 is the first version of the PW): These versions are vulnerable to a bug which only manifests itself when a particular file is knowingly placed on the user-controlled storage space of the Kindle. In other words: the user had to explicitly PUT this file there (there is absolutely no way that it could "inadvertently" end up there).
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I wouldn't say that there is no security threat here. What if the owner is tricked into placing a malicious file onto the Kindle? Could an infected computer look for a Kindle to be connected via USB and write the malicious file without the user's knowledge? How many users have even considered the possibility that their Kindles could be hijacked?