Symantec pcAnywhere Blank improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec pcAnywhere. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication (Blank). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-1999-0508. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec pcAnywhere (version now known). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability (Blank). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/01/2002. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0508. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10798 (Symantec pcAnywhere Service Unrestricted Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43021 (Cisco Router/Switch Default Password Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16695), Tenable (10798) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-655†). The entries VDB-14143, VDB-88335, VDB-88336 and VDB-88337 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Blank
Class: Improper authentication / Blank
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 10798
Nessus Name: Symantec pcAnywhere Service Unrestricted Access
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/01/2002 🔍
01/01/2002 +0 days 🔍
01/15/2003 +379 days 🔍
04/07/2016 +4831 days 🔍
07/12/2022 +2287 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0508 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0508
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81682
X-Force: 16695
Vulnerability Center: 655 - PCAnywhere Service Without Password Allows Complete System Control, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2016 00:43
Updated: 07/12/2022 09:59
Changes: 04/08/2016 00:43 (47), 04/07/2017 18:12 (2), 07/12/2022 09:54 (1), 07/12/2022 09:55 (7), 07/12/2022 09:59 (2)
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