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CVE-2008-2291 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30261 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42437 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-080516.2.htm CVEThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492128/100/0/threaded CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-255Credentials Management Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
symantec altiris deployment solution
>= 6.9, < 6.9.176
6.8 -
6.8 sp1
6.8 sp2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-2291
NVD Published Date:
May 18, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-2291 Details - Not Deferred