CVE-2006-3785

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 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 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.

Affected products

Symantec Pcanywhere: 12.5

References

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

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