Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-0406
The DPA_Utilities.cProcessAuthenticationData function in EMC Data Protection Advisor (DPA) 5.5 through 5.8 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an AUTHENTICATECONNECTION command that (1) lacks a password field or (2) has an empty password.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0406
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 2.35%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 89 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-0406
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.8
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
10.0
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6.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-0406
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-0406
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http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18688/
EMC Data Protection Advisor 5.8.1 - Denial of Service - Hardware dos Exploit
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522408/30/0/threaded
SecurityFocus
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http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/dpa_1-adv.txt
Exploit
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026956
EMC Data Protection Advisor Server and Collector Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker
Products affected by CVE-2012-0406
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.8:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.7:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*