CVE-2008-2291

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-05-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-255

Description

axengine.exe in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8.x and 6.9.x before 6.9.176 generates credentials with a fixed salt or without any salt, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess encrypted domain credentials.

Affected products

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution: from 6.9 before 6.9.176; 6.8, 6.8-sp1, 6.8-sp2 — fixed in 6.9.176

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.176. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/30261
http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-080516.2.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492128/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492228/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29199
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020024
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.05.14a.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1542/references
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-025/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42437
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2

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