Local Privilege Escalation in Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5
CVE-2006-3786

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Symantec
Status
Pcanywhere
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 July 2006

Summary

Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5 has a vulnerability that stems from inadequate integrity protection for .cif files. This flaw enables local users to craft a malicious .cif file, which can be exploited to alter the superuser flag. This means that an attacker with local access can gain elevated privileges, compromising the security of the system.

References

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016534
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440448/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.digitalbullets.org/?p=3
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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