7.8high
CVE-2008-6828
Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.x before 6.9.355 SP1 stores the Application Identity Account password in memory in cleartext, which…
Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.2%
percentile 16%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.x before 6.9.355 SP1 stores the Application Identity Account password in memory in cleartext, which allows local users to gain privileges and modify clients of the Deployment Solution Server.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
References
- securityresponse.symantec.com /avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20b.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/31773 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/46007 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/2876 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/31767 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id?1021072 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-6828
- NVD: CVE-2008-6828
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