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.

• CWE-255

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30261Third Party Advisory
• http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-080516.2.htmThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492128/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492228/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29199Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020024Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.05.14a.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1542/referencesThird Party Advisory
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-025/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42437Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30261Third Party Advisory
• http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-080516.2.htmThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492128/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492228/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29199Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020024Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.05.14a.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1542/referencesThird Party Advisory
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-025/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42437Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

May 18, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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