CVE-2015-2864
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.0
Description
Retrospect and Retrospect Client before 10.0.2.119 on Windows, before 12.0.2.116 on OS X, and before 10.0.2.104 on Linux improperly generate password hashes, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain access to backup files by leveraging a collision.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| retrospect | retrospect | 10.0.2 | |
| retrospect | retrospect | 12.0.2 | |
| retrospect | retrospect_client | 10.0.2 | |
| retrospect | retrospect_client | 12.0.2 | |
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/101500
- http://www.retrospect.com/support/kb/cve_2015_2864
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75201
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033948
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB8AL5u7JCA
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/101500
- http://www.retrospect.com/support/kb/cve_2015_2864
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75201
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033948
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB8AL5u7JCA
CWEs
CWE-255
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.