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CVE-2008-2291


axengine.exe in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8.x and 6.9.x before 6.9.176 generates credentials with a fixed salt or without any salt, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess encrypted domain credentials.


Published

2008-05-18T14:20:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-255

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application symantec altiris_deployment_solution < 6.9.176 Yes
Application symantec altiris_deployment_solution 6.8 Yes
Application symantec altiris_deployment_solution 6.8 Yes
Application symantec altiris_deployment_solution 6.8 Yes

References