Symantec pcAnywhere CHF File Pathname Format String Denial of Service

medium Nessus Plugin ID 35976

Synopsis

The remote Windows host has an application that is affected by a local format string vulnerability.

Description

The version of Symantec pcAnywhere installed on the remote Windows host does not properly handle format strings within remote control file names ('.CHF') or their associated file paths. Using a specially crafted file or path name, a local user may be able to exploit this issue to read or write arbitrary memory and at a minimum crash the affected application.

Solution

Upgrade to pcAnywhere version 12.5.0 Build 442 (also known as 12.5 SP1) or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 35976

File Name: pcanywhere_12_5_0_442.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/20/2009

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:symantec:pcanywhere

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0538

BID: 33845

CWE: 134

Secunia: 34305

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