CVE-2012-0292: symantec altiris_client_management_suite_pcanywhere_solution Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-0292 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in symantec altiris_client_management_suite_pcanywhere_solution. EPSS estimates a 7.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 08-03-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The awhost32 service in Symantec pcAnywhere through 12.5.3, Altiris IT Management Suite pcAnywhere Solution 7.0 (aka 12.5.x) and 7.1 (aka 12.6.x), Altiris Client Management Suite pcAnywhere Solution 7.0 (aka 12.5.x) and 7.1 (aka 12.6.x), and Altiris Deployment Solution Remote pcAnywhere Solution 7.1 (aka 12.5.x and 12.6.x) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted TCP session on port 5631.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
7.09%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
94%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 7.09% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
pcAnywhere 12.5.0 build 463 - Denial of Service
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Symantec5 products
- altiris_client_management_suite_pcanywhere_solution7.0
- altiris_climentent_manage_suite_pcanywhere_solution7.1
- altiris_deployment_solution_remote_pcanywhere_solution7.1
- altiris_it_management_suite_pcanywhere_solution7.0 | 7.1
- pcanywhere≤ 12.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.0.1 | 11.5 | 11.5.1 | 12.0 | 12.0.1 | 12.0.2 | 12.0.3 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.5:sp1 | 12.5:sp2 | 12.5.3 | 12.5.265 | 12.5.539
1 vendor · 5 products