CVE-1999-1028

Summary

CVE-1999-1028 refers to a denial-of-service vulnerability in Symantec's pcAnywhere 8.0 software. This issue enables remote attackers to overwhelm the targeted system by sending a large volume of data to port 5631. Consequently, the target's CPU utilization becomes excessively high, causing the system to experience a denial of service condition. It is essential for users to update their pcAnywhere installation to a version that addresses this vulnerability to maintain system availability and security.

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