Description
pcAnywhere 8.x and 9.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a TCP SYN scan, e.g. by nmap.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Symantec pcAnywhere 8.0.1/8.0.2/9.0/9.2 - Port Scan Denial of Service EDB-19880 · dos · Apr 25, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1150 vdb-entry
- 20010212 Re: Symantec pcAnywhere 9.0 DoS / Buffer Overflow mailing-list
- 1301 vdb-entry
- 20010211 Symantec pcAnywhere 9.0 DoS / Buffer Overflow mailing-list
- pcanywhere-tcpsyn-dos(4347) vdb-entry
- 20000425 Denial of Service Against pcAnywhere. mailing-list