CVE-2006-3785 | BDVDB-2026-18271 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

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

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12006-07-21Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.