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CVE-2008-4295

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 30.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-09-27 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Mobile: 6.0

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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