Check Point Advisories

Symantec pcAnywhere Host Services Login Remote Code Execution (CVE-2011-3478)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-211
Date Published: 14 May 2012
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Saturday 20 April, 2024
Source: CVE-2011-3478
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R75
Who is Vulnerable? Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5.x
Vulnerability Description A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Symantec pcAnywhere Host Services.
Vulnerability DetailsThe vulnerability is due to improper bounds checking when copying user-supplied parameters into a fixed-length static buffer of size 0x108. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted authentication request to an affected application. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Symantec pcAnywhere Host Services Login Remote Code Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Remote Control Application Protection Violation
Attack Information: Symantec pcAnywhere Host Services Login Remote Code Execution

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