CVE-2009-0244

HIGH 8.8CVE-2009-0244 · Published 21/01/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
—	No affected product versions are listed for this vulnerability yet.

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.

References

secunia.com/advisories/33598 · Broken Link
securityreason.com/securityalert/4938 · Exploit
securityfocus.com/archive/1/500199/100/0/threaded · Broken Link
securityfocus.com/bid/33359 · Broken Link
seguridadmobile.com/windows-mobile/windows-mobile-security/Microsoft-Bluetooth-Stack-Directory-Traversal.html · Broken Link
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48124 · Third Party Advisory

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