Vulnerability in Symantec Pcanywhere
CVE-2009-0538
Format string vulnerability in Symantec pcAnywhere before 12.5 SP1 allows local users to read and modify arbitrary memory locations, and cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact, via format string specifiers in the pathname of a remote control file (aka .CHF file).
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 29.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Symantec Pcanywhere — versions 10.0, 10.5, 11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2009.03.17.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/33845 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/34305 (third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49291 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/52797 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0755 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501930/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.layereddefense.com/pcanywhere17mar.html (Vendor Advisory)