CVE-2008-2291

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axengine.exe in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8.x and 6.9.x before 6.9.176 generates credentials with a fixed s

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.02166

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CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Affected Products & Versions

symantec altiris deployment solution>= 6.9 and < 6.9.176

symantec altiris deployment solutionall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

7.5

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD18 May 2008 · 02:20 PM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2Mailing ListThird 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 AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492228/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29199Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020024Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.05.14a.htmlPatchVendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1542/referencesThird Party Advisory

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-025/Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42437Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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