Is CVE-2008-4295 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4295 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4295?

CVE-2008-4295 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-4295

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4EPSS 30.1%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.4 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 30.1% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-4278)
Published: September 27, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4278 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

htc / mda
htc / wiza
microsoft / windows mobile

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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