CVE-2006-3786 describes a weak integrity protection vulnerability in Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5. This flaw allows local users to craft malicious .cif files to alter the superuser flag, potentially escalating privileges. With a CVSS score of 3.6 (low severity), it requires local access and has a limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| 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:P/A:N
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