CVE-2006-3785

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 2.1 Low

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2006-07-24

Last modified

2024-08-07

Affected products

• Pcanywhere (Symantec)

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1261
• http://www.digitalbullets.org/?p=3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440448/100/0/threaded