HTC patches Bluetooth driver flaw

By David Meyer, ZDNet UK
Friday, July 17, 2009 10:52 AM

Handset manufacturer HTC has issued a fix for the vulnerable Bluetooth driver in some of its Windows Mobile phones.

Earlier this week it emerged that the driver contained a flaw that could allow an attacker to target handsets with their Bluetooth turned on and Bluetooth file-sharing enabled.

On Thursday, HTC issed a patch for the driver. The fix for Touch HD, Touch Diamond and Touch Pro handsets can be downloaded from this page.

This article was first published as a blog post on ZDNet UK.


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