CVE-2008-6828 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.x before 6.9.355 SP1 stores the Application Identity Account password in memory in cleartext, which allows local users to gain privileges and modify clients of the Deployment Solution Server.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Symantec	Altiris Deployment Solution

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9.355:-::::::

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References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/31773
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20b.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31767
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021072
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2876
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46007

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-06-08T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:42:00.433Z

Reserved: 2009-06-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-6828

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-06-08T19:30:00.233

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-6828

Redhat

No data.

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