Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 FTP Service path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component FTP Service. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0244. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component FTP Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 01/21/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0244 since 01/21/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48124), SecurityFocus (BID 33359†) and Secunia (SA33598†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/20/2009 🔍
01/21/2009 +1 days 🔍
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01/27/2009 +6 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2240 days 🔍
11/28/2017 +987 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-0244 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0244
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46007
X-Force: 48124 - HTC OBEX FTP directory traversal
SecurityFocus: 33359 - HTC OBEX FTP Service Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 33598 - HTC Products Bluetooth OBEX FTP Server Directory Traversal, Less Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/28/2017 07:05
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (52), 11/28/2017 07:05 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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