CVE-2006-3784 Information

Description

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.

Reference

http://secunia.com/advisories/21113 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1261 http://www.digitalbullets.org/?p=3 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440448/100/0/threaded http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2874