CVE-2011-3478

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 39.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-01-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

The host-services component in Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5.x through 12.5.3, and IT Management Suite pcAnywhere Solution 7.0 (aka 12.5.x) and 7.1 (aka 12.6.x), does not properly filter login and authentication data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted session on TCP port 5631.

Affected products

Symantec Pcanywhere: 12.5, 12.5-sp1, 12.5-sp2, 12.5-sp3, 12.5.539, 12.6.65 (+2)

References

http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/78532
http://secunia.com/advisories/48092
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51592
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120124_00
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-018/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38599/
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/78532
http://secunia.com/advisories/48092
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51592
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120124_00
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-018/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38599/

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