Symantec pcAnywhere up to 11.5.1 on 32-bit Buffer denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Symantec pcAnywhere up to 11.5.1 on 32-bit. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service (Buffer). This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-3934. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Symantec pcAnywhere up to 11.5.1 on 32-bit. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability (Buffer). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Symantec pcAnywhere 11.0.1, 11.5.1, and all other 32-bit versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown attack vectors.

The weakness was presented 12/01/2005 as SYM05-026 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at symantec.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-3934 since 12/01/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115308 (pcAnywhere Authentication Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9108.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23298), SecurityFocus (BID 15646†), Secunia (SA17797†), SecurityTracker (ID 1015284†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-10059†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Name: Buffer
Class: Denial of service / Buffer
CWE: CWE-404
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYM05-026
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3934 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3934
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27213
X-Force: 23298
SecurityFocus: 15646 - pcAnywhere Authentication Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 17797 - Symantec pcAnywhere Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1015284 - pcAnywhere Pre-Authentication Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 10059 - Symantec PCAnywhere DoS Vulnerability Prior to Authentication, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-2658

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/28/2025 23:01
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (81), 04/07/2017 18:07 (1), 07/06/2021 17:56 (2), 06/28/2025 23:01 (16)
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