CVE-2011-3478 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Symantec pcAnywhere versions 12.5.x through 12.5.3, and IT Management Suite pcAnywhere Solution 7.0 and 7.1. The flaw stems from improper filtering of login and authentication data within the host-services component, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted sessions on TCP port 5631. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents an extremely severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating a high potential for exploitation, despite limited community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.5.539CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5.539:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.