CVE-2009-0244
What it is
Directory traversal vulnerability in the OBEX FTP Service in the Microsoft Bluetooth stack in Windows Mobile 6 Professional, and probably Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC and 5.0 for Pocket PC Phone Edition, allows remote authenticated users to list arbitrary directories, and create or read arbitrary files, via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 30.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 30.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 30.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-22 · Path traversal
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0
- Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33598
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4938
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500199/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33359
- http://www.seguridadmobile.com/windows-mobile/windows-mobile-security/Microsoft-Bluetooth-Stack-Directory-Traversal.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48124
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33598
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4938
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500199/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33359
- http://www.seguridadmobile.com/windows-mobile/windows-mobile-security/Microsoft-Bluetooth-Stack-Directory-Traversal.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48124