CVE-2006-3784 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain administrator privileges by placing a crafted file in a weakly protected directory used by Symantec pcAnywhere.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-3784?
CVE-2006-3784 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jul 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3784?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Pcanywhere.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3784?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3784 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-3784 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3784 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vwr7-42j6-c6wm.