CVE-2006-3785
N/A
Published: July 21, 2006 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:27 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPcanywhere
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1261Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440448/100/0/threadedQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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