CVE-2006-3784
highpriority · track · 29OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.004 · 35 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5 uses weak default permissions for the "Symantec\pcAnywhere\Hosts" folder, which allows local users to gain privileges by inserting a superuser .cif (aka caller or CallerID) file into the folder, and then using a pcAnywhere client to login as a local administrator.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.2
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affected products (2)
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references (10)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/21113enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1261enisa_euvd
- http://www.digitalbullets.org/?p=3enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440448/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2874enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21113Vendor Advisorynvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1261nvd
- http://www.digitalbullets.org/?p=3nvd
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