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Medium
CVE-2011-3479
Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5.x through 12.5.3, and IT Management Suite pcAnywhere...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
symantec
View all reports →Affected Software
pcanywhere
Vulnerable Versions:
12.5, 12.5.539, 12.6.65, 12.6.7580
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 25th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.