CVE-2012-0291
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.023 · 83 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Symantec pcAnywhere through 12.5.3, Altiris IT Management Suite pcAnywhere Solution 7.0 (aka 12.5.x) and 7.1 (aka 12.6.x), Altiris Client Management Suite pcAnywhere Solution 7.0 (aka 12.5.x) and 7.1 (aka 12.6.x), and Altiris Deployment Solution Remote pcAnywhere Solution 7.1 (aka 12.5.x and 12.6.x) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or hang) via (1) malformed data from a client, (2) malformed data from a server, or (3) an invalid response.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (21)
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- symantec altiris client management suite pcanywhere solution= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_client_management_suite_pcanywhere_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- symantec altiris deployment solution remote pcanywhere solution= 7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution_remote_pcanywhere_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- symantec altiris it management suite pcanywhere solution= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_it_management_suite_pcanywhere_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- symantec altiris it management suite pcanywhere solution= 7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_it_management_suite_pcanywhere_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://us.norton.com/symantec-pcanywherePatchcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51965cnnvd
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120124_00cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48092enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51965enisa_euvd
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120124_00enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48092nvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51965nvd
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