# CVE-2009-0244: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote authenticated attackers can traverse directories to read files or execute code via startup folder writes in Windows Mobile Bluetooth stack.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jan 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6gmh-pw6w-cww4

## What is CVE-2009-0244?

CVE-2009-0244 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0244?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Windows Mobile.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-0244?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0244 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-0244 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-0878](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0878/): Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer on Windows Mobile 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2007-0674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0674/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2008-4295](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4295/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2007-5460](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5460/): Weak cryptography in n/a (medium 4.6)
- [CVE-2007-5493](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5493/): Other in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-0244 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-0244 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0244/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0244/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0244
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0244
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-0244

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