CVE-2012-0290 describes a critical vulnerability in Symantec pcAnywhere and related Altiris solutions, including versions through 12.5.3 and 7.x. The flaw allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to client systems due to improper handling of client state after an abnormal remote session termination. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity with network-based attacks, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 12.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.