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CVE-2009-0538

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-134 Format String Vulnerability
Publication date:
18/03/2009
Last modified:
09/04/2025

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).

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.60 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 12.5 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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