# CVE-2009-0244: Directory traversal vulnerability in the OBEX FTP Service in the Microsoft Bluetooth stack in Windows Mobile 6 Professional, and probably Wi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-01-21 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/33598
- http://www.seguridadmobile.com/windows-mobile/windows-mobile-security/Microsoft-Bluetooth-Stack-Directory-Traversal.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500199/100/0/threaded
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4938
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33359
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48124

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