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pcAnywhere Launch with Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Checks for Launch with Windows privilege escalation vulnerability in pcAnywhere Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote control software on the remote host is affected by a local privilege escalation flaw. Description : The remote host is running pcAnywhere, a remote control software program for Windows. According to the Windows registry, the installed version of pcAnywhere fails to prevent a local user from gaining SYSTEM rights by manipulating the 'Caller Properties' feature to run arbitrary commands when pcAnywhere is configured to run as a service. See also : http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.06.10.html Solution : Upgrade to pcAnywhere version 11.5 or later. Network Security Threat Level: Medium / CVSS Base Score : 4 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:R/C:C/A:C/I:C/B:N) Networks Security ID: 13933 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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