79412 : Symantec pcAnywhere awhost32 Service Unauthenticated Remote DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-02-16

Description

Symantec pcAnywhere contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is due to an error within the awhost32 service, which may allow a remote attacker to crash the service with malformed packets resulting in a loss of availability.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Patch / RCS, Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 12.5 SP4 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. In addition, the vendor has released a patch if you are currently unable to upgrade.

Products

Symantec Corporation

pcAnywhere

12.5 SP3

References

Security Tracker: 1026717
Exploit Database: 18493
CVE ID: 2012-0292 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 48092
Bugtraq ID: 52094
Related OSVDB ID: 81968
Generic Exploit URL: http://pastebin.com/VXkWDM6A
News Article: http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/pcanywhere-leaked-source-code/
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/232500523
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/232601182
Other Advisory URL: http://www.exploitscience.org/blog/?p=19
Vendor URL: http://www.symantec.com/
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120124_00
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.symantec.com/theme.jsp?themeid=anonymous-code-claims

Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2012-03-08 | Disagree?

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