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CVE-2009-0538

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Mar 18, 2009 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0538
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/134.html

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).

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
PcanywhereSymantec*12.5 (including)
PcanywhereSymantec10.0 (including)10.0 (including)
PcanywhereSymantec10.5 (including)10.5 (including)
PcanywhereSymantec11.0 (including)11.0 (including)
PcanywhereSymantec11.0.1 (including)11.0.1 (including)
PcanywhereSymantec11.5 (including)11.5 (including)
PcanywhereSymantec11.5.1 (including)11.5.1 (including)
PcanywhereSymantec12.0 (including)12.0 (including)
PcanywhereSymantec12.1 (including)12.1 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References

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