{"cve":"CVE-2011-3478","nvd":{"published":"2012-01-25T15:55:01.003","modified":"2026-06-16T23:33:20.060","status":"Modified","description":"The host-services component in Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5.x through 12.5.3, and IT Management Suite pcAnywhere Solution 7.0 (aka 12.5.x) and 7.1 (aka 12.6.x), does not properly filter login and authentication data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted session on TCP port 5631.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-287"],"references":["http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/78532","http://secunia.com/advisories/48092","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51592","http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120124_00","http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-018/"],"products":["symantec:pcanywhere"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:59:31.623151214+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2011-3478","score":0.39507,"percentile":0.98612,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}