5.4med
CVE-2008-42951 exploit
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 on HTC Wiza 200 and HTC MDA 8125 devices does not properly handle the first attempt to establish a Bluetooth c…
Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.4
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
30.1%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 on HTC Wiza 200 and HTC MDA 8125 devices does not properly handle the first attempt to establish a Bluetooth connection to a peer with a long name, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reboot) by configuring a Bluetooth device with a long hci name and (1) connecting directly to the Windows Mobile system or (2) waiting for the Windows Mobile system to scan for nearby devices.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
30.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-6582 Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 - Device Long Name Remote Reboot (Denial of Service) · dos · 2008-09-26
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.4 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/45463 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/32066 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/31420 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/6582 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-4295
- NVD: CVE-2008-4295
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