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)
Published Mar 18, 2009
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
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).
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 12.5
- 10.0
- 10.5
- 11.0
- 11.0.1
- 11.5
- 11.5.1
- 12.0
- 12.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00383) | 30.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00383) | 29.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 21.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 19.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 16.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 14.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://osvdb.org/52797 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34305 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2009.03.17.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021855 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.layereddefense.com/pcanywhere17mar.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501930/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33845 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0755 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49291 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/52797 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34305 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2009.03.17.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1021855 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.layereddefense.com/pcanywhere17mar.html | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501930/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33845 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0755 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49291 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.