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    CVE-2008-2291

    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.

    Published:May 18, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:May 18, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.02166
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Symantec
    Product
    Altiris Deployment Solution

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High