CVE-2005-1970 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Symantec pcAnywhere versions 10.5x and 11.x prior to 11.5, specifically when the "Launch with Windows" feature is enabled. An attacker with physical access to the affected system can leverage the Caller Properties feature to execute arbitrary commands, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While rated with a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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