VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.19%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.19% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- symantec/altiris deployment solution
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30261Third Party Advisory
- http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-080516.2.htmThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492128/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492228/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29199Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020024Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.05.14a.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1542/referencesThird Party Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-025/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42437Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30261Third Party Advisory
- http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-080516.2.htmThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492128/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492228/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29199Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020024Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.05.14a.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1542/referencesThird Party Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-025/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42437Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.