CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2011-3478

Improper Authentication

Published: Jan 25, 2012 | Modified: Jan 06, 2018
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Pcanywhere Symantec 12.5 (including) 12.5 (including)
Pcanywhere Symantec 12.5-sp1 (including) 12.5-sp1 (including)
Pcanywhere Symantec 12.5-sp2 (including) 12.5-sp2 (including)
Pcanywhere Symantec 12.5-sp3 (including) 12.5-sp3 (including)
Pcanywhere Symantec 12.5.539 (including) 12.5.539 (including)
Pcanywhere Symantec 12.6.65 (including) 12.6.65 (including)
Pcanywhere Symantec 12.6.65-sp1 (including) 12.6.65-sp1 (including)
Pcanywhere Symantec 12.6.7580 (including) 12.6.7580 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References