CVE-2006-3785 describes a vulnerability in Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5 where passwords, though masked in the GUI, are stored in plain text within the associated .cif file. This allows a local attacker to easily retrieve these passwords using readily available tools. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1, indicating low severity with local access required and only impacting confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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