Vulnerability in Symantec Pcanywhere
CVE-2011-3479
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.009 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Symantec Pcanywhere — versions 12.5, 12.5.539, 12.6.65
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/48092 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/51593 (vdb-entry)