What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-0292?

CVE-2012-0292 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.1%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2012-0292?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2012-0292. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 2.1%.

Pcanywhere CVE-2012-0292

MEDIUM

Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

2012-03-08 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service Pcanywhere Altiris Client Management Suite Pcanywhere Solution Altiris Climentent Manage Suite Pcanywhere Solution Altiris Deployment Solution Remote Pcanywhere Solution Altiris It Management Suite Pcanywhere Solution

5.0

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.0 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Mar 08, 2012 - 04:15 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.0

DescriptionCVE.org

The awhost32 service in 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) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted TCP session on port 5631.

AnalysisAI

The awhost32 service in 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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. The awhost32 service in 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) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted TCP session on port 5631. Affected products include: Symantec Pcanywhere, Symantec Altiris Client Management Suite Pcanywhere Solution, Symantec Altiris Climentent Manage Suite Pcanywhere Solution, Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Remote Pcanywhere Solution, Symantec Altiris It Management Suite Pcanywhere Solution. Version information: through 12.5.3.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.