CVE-2006-3784

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-07-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Symantec Pcanywhere: 12.5

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21113
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1261
http://www.digitalbullets.org/?p=3
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440448/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2874
http://secunia.com/advisories/21113
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1261
http://www.digitalbullets.org/?p=3
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440448/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2874

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