CVE-2012-0291 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash or hang pcAnywhere applications by sending malformed data, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-0291?
CVE-2012-0291 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Feb 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0291?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Symantec Altiris Client Management Suite Pcanywhere Solution, Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Remote Pcanywhere Solution, Symantec Altiris It Management Suite Pcanywhere Solution, Symantec Pcanywhere.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0291?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0291 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2012-0291 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0291 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cgf9-m6wc-gqrr.