EMC Avamar up to 7.0 cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in EMC Avamar up to 7.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2014-4623. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in EMC Avamar up to 7.0 (Backup Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-310. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

EMC Avamar 6.0.x, 6.1.x, and 7.0.x in Avamar Data Store (ADS) GEN4(S) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE), when Password Hardening before 2.0.0.4 is enabled, uses UNIX DES crypt for password hashing, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack.

The weakness was published 10/25/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-4623 since 06/24/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

Upgrading to version 6.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (97757) and SecurityFocus (BID 70732†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Avamar 6.0.3

Timelineinfo

06/24/2014 🔍
10/24/2014 +122 days 🔍
10/25/2014 +1 days 🔍
10/25/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/27/2015 +153 days 🔍
04/03/2022 +2564 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dellemc.com

Advisory: 128842
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-4623 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4623
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-72700
X-Force: 97757
SecurityFocus: 70732 - EMC Avamar CVE-2014-4623 Password Encryption Weakness
SecurityTracker: 1031117

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 12:07
Updated: 04/03/2022 07:37
Changes: 03/27/2015 12:07 (50), 03/14/2019 20:15 (3), 04/03/2022 07:37 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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