CVE-2012-0406
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
7.8
VIR risk
7.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| emc | data_protection_advisor | 5.5 | |
| emc | data_protection_advisor | 5.6 | |
| emc | data_protection_advisor | 5.7 | |
| emc | data_protection_advisor | 5.8 | |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/dpa_1-adv.txt
- 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.txt
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18688/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522408/30/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026956
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.