Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 24, 2006· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2006-3785

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.

Affected products

Symantec/Pcanywhere
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

securityreason.com/securityalert/1261nvd
www.digitalbullets.orgnvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440448/100/0/threadednvd

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