CVE-2005-1970

Summary

CVECVE-2005-1970
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-06-16 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionSymantec pcAnywhere 10.5x and 11.x before 11.5, with "Launch with Windows" enabled, allows local users with physical access to execute arbitrary commands via the Caller Properties feature.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Pcanywhere 10.0 All All All
Application Symantec Pcanywhere 10.5 All All All
Application Symantec Pcanywhere 11.0 All All All
Application Symantec Pcanywhere 8.0.1 All All All
Application Symantec Pcanywhere 8.0.2 All All All
Application Symantec Pcanywhere 9.0 All All All
Application Symantec Pcanywhere 9.0.1 All All All
Application Symantec Pcanywhere 9.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Symantec pcAnywhere 'Launch With Windows' Properties Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Symantec Security Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityresponse.symantec.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Symantec PCAnywhere Local Privileged Command Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Secunia - Advisories - Symantec pcAnywhere Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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