CVE-2012-0406
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CVE-2012-0406 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 8.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Emc | Data Protection Advisor | 5.5 |
| Emc | Data Protection Advisor | 5.6 |
| Emc | Data Protection Advisor | 5.7 |
| Emc | Data Protection Advisor | 5.8 |
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