7.5
HIGH
CVE-2008-2291
Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Credentials Brute Force
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 18, 2008, 2:20 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2291 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Symantec altiris_deployment_solution
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-2291.

URL Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30261 Third Party Advisory
http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-080516.2.htm Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492128/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492228/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29199 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020024 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.05.14a.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1542/references Third Party Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-025/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42437 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30261 Third Party Advisory
http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-080516.2.htm Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492128/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492228/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29199 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020024 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.05.14a.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1542/references Third Party Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-025/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42437 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-2291 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-2291 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30261
    Added Reference http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-080516.2.htm
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492128/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492228/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29199
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020024
    Added Reference http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.05.14a.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1542/references
    Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-025/
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42437
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020024 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020024 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/30261 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/30261 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-080516.2.htm No Types Assigned http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-080516.2.htm Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29199 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29199 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-025/ No Types Assigned http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-025/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1542/references Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1542/references Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.05.14a.html Patch http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.05.14a.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492228/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492228/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492128/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492128/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42437 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42437 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.8 *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.9 OR *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:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.9 up to (excluding) 6.9.176
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/492128/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/492228/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492228/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492128/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42437 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42437 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42437 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42437 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 19, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-2291 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-2291 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.09 }} 0.37%

score

0.84144

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability