CVE-2014-4623
EMC Avamar 6.0.x, 6.1.x, and 7.0.x in Avamar Data Store (ADS) GEN4(S) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE), when Password Hardening before 2.0.0.4 is enabled, uses UNIX DES crypt for password hashing, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.59%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
EMC Avamar 6.0.x, 6.1.x, and 7.0.x in Avamar Data Store (ADS) GEN4(S) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE), when Password Hardening before 2.0.0.4 is enabled, uses UNIX DES crypt for password hashing, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.59% probability · 76th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- emc/avamar
- Source
- security_alert@emc.com
EPSS 1.6% 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://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0146.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128842/EMC-Avamar-Weak-Password-Storage.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70732
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031117
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97757
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0146.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128842/EMC-Avamar-Weak-Password-Storage.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70732
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031117
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97757
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.