Vulnerability in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution
CVE-2008-6828
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (14.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution — versions 6.9.355
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20b.html (Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/31773 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46007 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2876 (Patch, vdb-entry, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31767 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-6828?
- CVE-2008-6828 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2009-06-08.
- How severe is CVE-2008-6828?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.