CVE-2003-0936 Privilege escalation in n/a
High 7.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-0936 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2003-0936 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Nov 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0936 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0936/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0936/index.md)
Attackers can gain SYSTEM privileges on Symantec PCAnywhere when running as a service via the help interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0936?
CVE-2003-0936 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Nov 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Symantec PCAnywhere 10.x and 11, when started as a service, allows attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges via the help interface using AWHOST32.exe.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0936?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Pcanywhere.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0936?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0936 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-0936 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0936 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9p97-x4gc-m6cq.