VDB-2386 · CVE-2006-3784 · SA21113

Symantec pcAnywhere up to 12.5 CIF File Hosts privileges management

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Symantec pcAnywhere up to 12.5. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file Symantec\pcAnywhere\Hosts of the component CIF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 07/19/2006 by Zee (Website). The advisory is available at digitalbullets.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-3784 since 07/21/2006. Local access is required to approach this attack. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details and also a exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/14/2006 🔍
07/19/2006 +5 days 🔍
07/19/2006 +0 days 🔍
07/21/2006 +1 days 🔍
07/24/2006 +3 days 🔍
07/24/2006 +0 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +3910 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: digitalbullets.org
Researcher: Zee
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-3784 (🔍)
Secunia: 21113 - Symantec pcAnywhere CIF Files Privilege Escalation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 27383 - Symantec pcAnywhere Crafted CIF File Privilege Escalation
Vupen: ADV-2006-2874

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/24/2006 10:58
Updated: 04/07/2017 17:52
Changes: 07/24/2006 10:58 (61), 04/07/2017 17:52 (6)
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Cache ID: 3:839:103

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