CVE-2008-4295
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)…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 30.1%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 30.14% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 26 September 2008
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/windows mobile
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 30.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32066
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31420
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45463
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6582
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32066
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31420
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45463
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6582
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