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CVE-2011-3479

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2012-01-25 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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), uses world-writable permissions for product-installation files, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying a file.

Affected products

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

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/48092
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51593
• http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120124_00
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48092
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51593
• http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120124_00

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