Vulnerability Report

CVE-2014-4623

Title: Emc Avamar Cryptographic Failures

Information Disclosure

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2014-4623.

CWE Category CWE-310
Published Date Oct 25, 2014
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 4.3 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
1.59%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2014-4623: 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.

Impacted Vendors

E
emc 1
D
dell 1

Reference Links

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0146.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128842/EMC-Avamar-Weak-Password-Storage.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70732 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031117 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97757 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0146.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128842/EMC-Avamar-Weak-Password-Storage.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70732 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031117 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97757
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
4.3
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2014-4623 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.