{"cve":"CVE-2009-0538","nvd":{"published":"2009-03-18T15:30:00.453","modified":"2026-06-16T23:05:15.497","status":"Modified","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).","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-134"],"references":["http://osvdb.org/52797","http://secunia.com/advisories/34305","http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2009.03.17.html","http://securitytracker.com/id?1021855","http://www.layereddefense.com/pcanywhere17mar.html"],"products":["symantec:pcanywhere"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:53:23.791937413+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-0538","score":0.00383,"percentile":0.32417,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}