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CVE-2008-2291

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-255 Credentials Management
Publication date:
18/05/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.50 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
7.50
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.9 (including) 6.9.176 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools