Denial of Service Vulnerability in Symantec pcAnywhere and Altiris Solutions
CVE-2012-0292

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Key Information:

Vendor

Symantec
Status
Pcanywhere
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 March 2012

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2012-0292?

The awhost32 service in Symantec pcAnywhere and various Altiris solutions is susceptible to a denial of service vulnerability. This issue occurs when remote attackers exploit a crafted TCP session on port 5631, leading to a crash of the daemon. The affected products include versions of Symantec pcAnywhere and several Altiris solutions, exposing systems to potential disruptions.

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Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52094
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http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18493/
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http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates...
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Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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