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.
Published: 2006-07-21
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-3779 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.
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Symantec Pcanywhere
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:39:54.156Z

Reserved: 2006-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-3785

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-07-24T12:19:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-3785

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