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.
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CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NAffected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 24, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified