CVE-2016-0904 Weak cryptography in n/a

High 8.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can decrypt sensitive client-server traffic by exploiting a shared encryption key across different customer installations of EMC Avamar Server.

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-2016-0904?

CVE-2016-0904 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Sep 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) in EMC Avamar Server before 7.3.0-233 use the same encryption key across different customers' installations, which allows remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms and obtain sensitive client-server traffic information by leveraging knowledge of this key from another installation.

Weakness: CWE-310, CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0904?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Emc Avamar Server.

How do I fix CVE-2016-0904?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0904 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-0904 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0904 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2cw4-pvg6-8mxf.

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