Path Traversal in Microsoft Windows Mobile
CVE-2009-0244
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.303 (98.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.303 · newest: 0.303 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Mobile — versions 5.0, 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/33598 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.seguridadmobile.com/windows-mobile/windows-mobile-security/Microsoft-Blueto… (Exploit, Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500199/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4938 (Exploit, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/33359 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48124 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-0244?
- CVE-2009-0244 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Mobile, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2009-01-21.
- How severe is CVE-2009-0244?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.