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CVE-2006-3784

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.

Published

2006-07-24T12:19:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	symantec	pcanywhere	12.5	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21113 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1261 ([email protected])
http://www.digitalbullets.org/?p=3 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440448/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2874 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/21113 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1261 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.digitalbullets.org/?p=3 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440448/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2874 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)