CVE-2008-4295 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service and device reboot on Windows Mobile devices by exploiting improper handling of long Bluetooth names.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-4295?
CVE-2008-4295 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4295?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Mobile.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4295?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4295 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-4295 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-4295 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2cgv-7m8h-63j7.