CVE-2008-4295

medium

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6582

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45463

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31420

http://secunia.com/advisories/32066

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-09-27

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.30135