CVE-2014-4623 Weak cryptography in n/a
Attackers can brute-force cleartext passwords due to weak DES hashing in EMC Avamar when Password Hardening is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-4623?
CVE-2014-4623 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Oct 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
EMC Avamar 6.0.x, 6.1.x, and 7.0.x in Avamar Data Store (ADS) GEN4(S) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE), when Password Hardening before 2.0.0.4 is enabled, uses UNIX DES crypt for password hashing, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4623?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Emc Avamar.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4623?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4623 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-4623 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4623 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5xp2-jjmv-wvmh.