CVE-2012-0406
The DPA_Utilities.cProcessAuthenticationData function in EMC Data Protection Advisor (DPA) 5.5 through 5.8 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an AUTHENTICATECONNECTION command that…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The DPA_Utilities.cProcessAuthenticationData function in EMC Data Protection Advisor (DPA) 5.5 through 5.8 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an AUTHENTICATECONNECTION command that (1) lacks a password field or (2) has an empty password.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 8.55% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- emc/data protection advisor
- Source
- security_alert@emc.com
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/dpa_1-adv.txtExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18688/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522408/30/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026956
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/dpa_1-adv.txtExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18688/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522408/30/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026956
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.