CVE-2005-3934

Symantec pcAnywhere 11.0.1 and 11.5.1 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-3934. PoCs published by David Maciejak.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in Symantec pcAnywhere (CVE-2005-3934) by sending malformed packets to trigger a denial of service (DoS). It targets versions 11.0.1 and 11.5.1, and the exploit is executed prior to authentication.

Description

Buffer overflow in Symantec pcAnywhere 11.0.1, 11.5.1, and all other 32-bit versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown attack vectors.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by David Maciejak · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26665

This Perl script exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in Symantec pcAnywhere (CVE-2005-3934) by sending malformed packets to trigger a denial of service (DoS). It targets versions 11.0.1 and 11.5.1, and the exploit is executed prior to authentication.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Symantec pcAnywhere 11.0.1, 11.5.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target system · pcAnywhere service running on default or specified port
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17797
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.11.29.html
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15646
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015284
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2658
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23298

Scores

EPSS 0.0946
EPSS Percentile 94.8%

Details

Status published
Products (11)
symantec/pcanywhere 8.0.1
symantec/pcanywhere 8.0.2
symantec/pcanywhere 9.0
symantec/pcanywhere 9.0.1
symantec/pcanywhere 9.2
symantec/pcanywhere 10.0
symantec/pcanywhere 10.5
symantec/pcanywhere 11.0
symantec/pcanywhere 11.0.1
symantec/pcanywhere 11.5
... and 1 more
Published Dec 01, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026