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.
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 · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- symantec/altiris deployment solution
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.