Check Point Advisories

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

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-211
Date Published:	10 May 2012
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 18 November, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2011-3478
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Symantec pcAnywhere Host Services. The 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 Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

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.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: RDP Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Symantec pcAnywhere Host Services Login Remote Code Execution