CVE-2009-0538

Medium

Description

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).

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.6
Exploit probability—
ProductSymantec Pcanywhere
PublishedMar 18, 2009
First seenMar 18, 2009

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
symantec pcanywherev ≤ 12.5, 10.0, 10.5, 11.0, 11.0.1, 11.5, 11.5.1, 12.0, 12.1—

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