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CVE-2011-3478

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-3478 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from symantec organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-01-25T15:55:01.003

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-287

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	symantec	pcanywhere	12.5	Yes
Application	symantec	pcanywhere	12.5	Yes
Application	symantec	pcanywhere	12.5	Yes
Application	symantec	pcanywhere	12.5	Yes
Application	symantec	pcanywhere	12.5.539	Yes
Application	symantec	pcanywhere	12.6.65	Yes
Application	symantec	pcanywhere	12.6.65	Yes
Application	symantec	pcanywhere	12.6.7580	Yes

References

http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/78532 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/48092 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51592 ([email protected])
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120124_00 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-018/ ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38599/ ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/78532 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/48092 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51592 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120124_00 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-018/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38599/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For symantec's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.