Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5 GUI Textbox missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5. Affected is an unknown function of the component GUI Textbox. The manipulation results in missing encryption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-3785. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component GUI Textbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 07/24/2006 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-3785 since 07/21/2006. Local access is required to approach this attack. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1600 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/21/2006 🔍
07/24/2006 +3 days 🔍
07/24/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3153 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +757 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-3785 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3785
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31470
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 04/07/2017 18:05
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (44), 04/07/2017 18:05 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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