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TI-2012-00278 Aliases CVE-2012-0291GHSA-cgf9-m6wc-gqrr

Symantec pcAnywhere through 12.5.3, Altiris IT Management Suite pcAnywhere Solution 7.0…

Priority LOW 27CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02306 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 22

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 12.5VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0.1VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.5VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.5.1VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0.1VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0.2VulnerableSymantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 12.5 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.5 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.5.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.2 Vulnerable ·Symantec
Show 12 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0.3VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5 sp1VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5 sp2VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.3VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5.265:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.265VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5.539:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.5.539VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_client_management_suite_pcanywhere_solution:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution_remote_pcanywhere_solution:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_it_management_suite_pcanywhere_solution:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_it_management_suite_pcanywhere_solution:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableSymantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.3 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5 sp1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5 sp2 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.3 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5.265:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.265 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5.539:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.5.539 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_client_management_suite_pcanywhere_solution:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution_remote_pcanywhere_solution:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_it_management_suite_pcanywhere_solution:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_it_management_suite_pcanywhere_solution:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0291
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cgf9-m6wc-gqrr

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2012-00277 Symantec pcAnywhere through 12.5.3, Altiris IT Management Suite pcAnywhere Solution 7.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2012-00279 The awhost32 service in Symantec pcAnywhere through 12.5.3, Altiris IT Management Suite… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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