Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in pcAnywhere - CVE-2011-3479

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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 v4.0: 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/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3479
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Broadcom
Affected software:
pcAnywhere

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2011-3479

Install update from vendor's website.

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