FKIE_CVE-2006-3785

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-07-24 12:19 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:27
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/1261
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.digitalbullets.org/?p=3
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440448/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1261
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.digitalbullets.org/?p=3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440448/100/0/threaded
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
symantec pcanywhere 12.5
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:27:48.293",
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