CVE-2012-0406

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Published Apr 20, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 8.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	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:5.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.6:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.7:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.8:sp1::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 8.6% (8.552% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/dpa_1-adv.txt
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18688/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522408/30/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026956

History

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Subscriptions

Emc Data Protection Advisor

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: dell
Published: Apr 20, 2012, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:23 PM
Reserved: Jan 9, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:37 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 20, 2012, 4:02 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:37 PM

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