CVE-2006-3785
lowpriority · track · 8OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.004 · 34 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5 obfuscates the passwords in a GUI textbox with asterisks but does not encrypt them in the associated .cif (aka caller or CallerID) file, which allows local users to obtain the passwords from the window using tools such as Nirsoft Asterwin.
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affected products (2)
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references (6)
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- 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://securityreason.com/securityalert/1261nvd
- http://www.digitalbullets.org/?p=3nvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440448/100/0/threadednvd
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