CVE-2009-0538 (GCVE-0-2009-0538)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2009-03-18 15:00
Modified
2024-08-07 04:40
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- n/a
Summary
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).
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