4.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-0538
Symantec pcAnywhere Format String Vulnerability
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).

INFO

Published Date :

March 18, 2009, 3:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-0538 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Symantec pcanywhere

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-0538 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-0538 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/52797
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34305
    Added Reference http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2009.03.17.html
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1021855
    Added Reference http://www.layereddefense.com/pcanywhere17mar.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501930/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33845
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0755
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49291
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/501930/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501930/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/49291 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49291 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 19, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-0538 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-0538 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.14409

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
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