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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-0542 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:40:05.050Z

Reserved: 2009-02-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-0538

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-03-18T15:30:00.453

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-0538

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