CVE-2011-3478

critical

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38599/

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-018/

http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120124_00

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51592

http://secunia.com/advisories/48092

http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/78532

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-01-25

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.58407