CVE-2009-0244

8.8 HIGH
Published: January 21, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33598
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4938
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500199/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33359
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.seguridadmobile.com/windows-mobile/windows-mobile-security/Microsoft-Bluetooth-Stack-Directory-Traversal.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48124
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33598
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4938
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500199/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33359
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.seguridadmobile.com/windows-mobile/windows-mobile-security/Microsoft-Bluetooth-Stack-Directory-Traversal.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48124
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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