CVE-2011-3479
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Symantec pcAnywhere - Insecure File Permissions Privilege Escalation
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| symantec | pcanywhere | 12.5 | |
| symantec | pcanywhere | 12.5.539 | |
| symantec | pcanywhere | 12.6.65 | |
| symantec | pcanywhere | 12.6.7580 | |
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
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.