Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5/12.5.539/12.6.65/12.6.7580 Product Installer access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5/12.5.539/12.6.65/12.6.7580. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Product Installer. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-3479. The attack needs to be done within the local network. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5/12.5.539/12.6.65/12.6.7580. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Product Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared 01/24/2012 by Edward Torkington as SYM12-002 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at symantec.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3479 since 09/14/2011. The attack can only be done within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Edward Torkington and been published 4 months after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57796 (Symantec pcAnywhere Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM12-002)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119873 (Symantec pcAnywhere Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (SYM12-002)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (18823), Tenable (57796), SecurityFocus (BID 51593†), OSVDB (78533†) and Secunia (SA47744†). The entries VDB-4580, VDB-4578 and VDB-4670 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Edward Torkington
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Nessus ID: 57796
Nessus Name: Symantec pcAnywhere Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM12-002)
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09/14/2011 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYM12-002
Researcher: Edward Torkington
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3479 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3479
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4579

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SecurityFocus: 51593 - Symantec pcAnywhere Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability
Secunia: 47744 - Symantec pcAnywhere Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 78533
SecurityTracker: 1026576 - Symantec pcAnywhere Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Obtain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 34328 - Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5-12.5.3 Local Privilege Escalation due to Insecure File Permissions, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 05/06/2025 15:08
Changes: 02/21/2012 01:00 (85), 04/07/2017 17:47 (11), 03/20/2021 15:45 (3), 03/20/2021 15:49 (1), 05/06/2025 15:08 (14)
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