CVE - CVE-2009-0538

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-0538	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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).
References
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BID:33845 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33845 BUGTRAQ:20090318 Layered Defense Research Advisory: Format String Vulnerablity in Symantec PcAnywhere v10-12.5 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501930/100/0/threaded CONFIRM:http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2009.03.17.html MISC:http://www.layereddefense.com/pcanywhere17mar.html OSVDB:52797 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/52797~~ (Obsolete source) SECTRACK:1021855 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1021855 SECUNIA:34305 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/34305 VUPEN:ADV-2009-0755 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0755~~ (Obsolete source) XF:symantec-pcanywhere-unspecified-dos(49291) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49291
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20090212	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20090212)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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