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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Symantec pcAnywhere up to 12.5. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component CHF File Handler. The manipulation of the argument pathname
with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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).
The weakness was shared 03/18/2009 by Deral Heiland with Layered Defense as SYM09-003 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at securityresponse.symantec.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0538 since 02/12/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35976 (Symantec pcAnywhere CHF File Pathname Format String Denial of Service), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49291) and Tenable (35976).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Format stringCWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 35976
Nessus Name: Symantec pcAnywhere CHF File Pathname Format String Denial of Service
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OpenVAS ID: 63621
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu USN-735-1 (gst-plugins-base0.10)
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Sources
Vendor: symantec.comAdvisory: SYM09-003
Researcher: Deral Heiland
Organization: Layered Defense
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0538 (🔍)
X-Force: 49291
SecurityTracker: 1021855 - Symantec pcAnywhere Format String Flaw Lets Local Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 21367 - Symantec pcAnywhere \x3C 12.5 SP1 Local Format String Vulnerability, Low
SecurityFocus: 33845 - Symantec pcAnywhere Local Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 34305 - Symantec pcAnywhere Format String Vulnerability, Not Critical
OSVDB: 52797 - Symantec pcAnywhere CHF File Pathname Handling Format String
Vupen: ADV-2009-0755
Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 23:38Updated: 08/09/2021 07:33
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (80), 04/07/2017 18:10 (7), 08/09/2021 07:27 (2), 08/09/2021 07:33 (1)
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