Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in pcAnywhere - CVE-2011-3479
Published: January 25, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44364
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3479
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local #AU# to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Affected software
pcAnywhere
How to mitigate CVE-2011-3479
Install update from vendor's website.