PT-1999-1537 · Symantec · Symantec Pcanywhere

Published 1999-05-28 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-1999-1028

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Symantec pcAnywhere version 8.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically excessive CPU utilization, by sending a large amount of data to the port 5631 endpoint.

Recommendations For Symantec pcAnywhere version 8.0, consider restricting access to port 5631 to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1028

Affected Products

Symantec Pcanywhere

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19230 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/288 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1028 · Security Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/2256.php · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=92807524225090&w=2 · Note