The DPA_Utilities.cProcessAuthenticationData function in EMC Data Protection Advisor (DPA) 5.5 through 5.8 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an AUTHENTICATECONNECTION command that (1) lacks a password field or (2) has an empty password
Published Apr 20, 2012
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.55%
Description
The DPA_Utilities.cProcessAuthenticationData function in EMC Data Protection Advisor (DPA) 5.5 through 5.8 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an AUTHENTICATECONNECTION command that (1) lacks a password field or (2) has an empty password.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 5.6
- 5.6
- 5.7
- 5.7
- 5.8
- 5.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.55% (0.08552) | 94.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.65% (0.08648) | 94.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 26, 2026 | 9.04% (0.09035) | 92.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 11.76% (0.11757) | 93.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 20, 2025 | 14.53% (0.14529) | 94.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 2, 2025 | 15.97% (0.15971) | 94.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.43% (0.14431) | 93.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.05% (0.10053) | 88.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.43% (0.14431) | 93.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00776) | 82.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 9, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00776) | 82.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 2.18% (0.02182) | 89.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2024 | 1.69% (0.01689) | 87.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 18, 2023 | 2.35% (0.02349) | 88.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 3.29% (0.03293) | 90.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.44% (0.03438) | 89.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/dpa_1-adv.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18688/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522408/30/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026956 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/dpa_1-adv.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18688/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522408/30/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026956 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
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