CVE-2006-3784

Published Jul 24, 2006

Last updated 6 years ago

Overview

Description: 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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.2
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "067CAB0F-D513-4A70-B6C6-06EE290A2F6F"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References