CVE-2006-3786

N/A Unknown
Published: July 24, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
View on NVD

Description

Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5 uses weak integrity protection for .cif (aka caller or CallerID) files, which allows local users to generate a custom .cif file and modify the superuser flag.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1261
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016534
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.digitalbullets.org/?p=3
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440448/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1261
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016534
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.digitalbullets.org/?p=3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440448/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
26th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

symantec