CVE-2012-0406

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.43% Top 10%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0406?
CVE-2012-0406 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0406?
To fix CVE-2012-0406, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-0406 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-0406 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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