CVE-2012-0292

Symantec pcAnywhere <= 12.5.3 - Denial of Service via Crafted TCP Session

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-0292. PoCs published by Johnathan Norman.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit sends malformed packets to the PCAnywhere awhost32 service, causing it to crash. It targets a vulnerability in versions 12.5.0 build 463 and below, leading to a denial of service (DoS).

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Johnathan Norman · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18493

This exploit sends malformed packets to the PCAnywhere awhost32 service, causing it to crash. It targets a vulnerability in versions 12.5.0 build 463 and below, leading to a denial of service (DoS).

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Symantec PCAnywhere (12.5.0 build 463 and below)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target host · PCAnywhere service running on port 5631
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52094
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18493/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48092

Scores

EPSS 0.0717
EPSS Percentile 93.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (21)
symantec/altiris_client_management_suite_pcanywhere_solution 7.0
symantec/altiris_climentent_manage_suite_pcanywhere_solution 7.1
symantec/altiris_deployment_solution_remote_pcanywhere_solution 7.1
symantec/altiris_it_management_suite_pcanywhere_solution 7.0
symantec/altiris_it_management_suite_pcanywhere_solution 7.1
symantec/pcanywhere 10.0
symantec/pcanywhere 10.5
symantec/pcanywhere 11.0
symantec/pcanywhere 11.0.1
symantec/pcanywhere 11.5
... and 11 more
Published Mar 08, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026