CVE-2008-1754 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution before 6.9.164 stores the Deployment Solution Agent (aka AClient) password in cleartext in memory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by dumping the AClient.exe process memory.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00083.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Symantec	Altiris Deployment Solution

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8.380:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1754	Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution before 6.9.164 stores the Deployment Solution Agent (aka AClient) password in cleartext in memory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by dumping the AClient.exe process memory.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29771
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.04.10.html
http://www.osvdb.org/44388
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28707
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019825
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1197/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41771

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-04-11T20:28:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:32:01.308Z

Reserved: 2008-04-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-1754

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-04-11T21:05:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-1754

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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