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CVE-2009-0538
Format string vulnerability in Symantec pcAnywhere before 12.5 SP1 allows local users to read and modify arbitrary memory locations, and…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.38%
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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).
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 67% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2009.03.17.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 33845 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 34305 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1021855 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- symantec-pcanywhere-unspecified-dos(49291) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 52797 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0755 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20090318 Layered Defense Research Advisory: Format String Vulnerablity in Symantec PcAnywhere v10-12.5 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.layereddefense.com/pcanywhere17mar.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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