Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5/12.5.539/12.6.65/12.6.7580 awhost32 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5/12.5.539/12.6.65/12.6.7580. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component awhost32. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2011-3478. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5/12.5.539/12.6.65/12.6.7580. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component awhost32. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 01/24/2012 by Edward Torkington as SYM12-002 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at symantec.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-3478 since 09/14/2011. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by S2 Crew and been published 6 months after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $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.Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling tcp/5631. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12901.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (19407), Tenable (57796), SecurityFocus (BID 51592†), OSVDB (78532†) and Secunia (SA47744†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4579, VDB-4578 and VDB-4670. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: S2 Crew
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Nessus ID: 57796
Nessus Name: Symantec pcAnywhere Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM12-002)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/symantec_pcanywhere_host_services_login
Saint Name: Symantec pcAnywhere Host Services Login Overflow

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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-2011-3478 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3478
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4580

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SecurityFocus: 51592 - Symantec pcAnywhere Host Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 47744 - Symantec pcAnywhere Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 78532
SecurityTracker: 1026576 - Symantec pcAnywhere Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Obtain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 34329 - Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5-12.5.3 Remote Code Execution via TCP Port 5631, Critical

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

Created: 02/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 06/18/2024 07:38
Changes: 02/21/2012 01:00 (94), 04/07/2017 17:53 (13), 03/20/2021 15:52 (4), 03/20/2021 15:56 (1), 06/18/2024 07:38 (15)
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