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CVE-2015-2864

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2015-09-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-255

Description

Retrospect and Retrospect Client before 10.0.2.119 on Windows, before 12.0.2.116 on OS X, and before 10.0.2.104 on Linux improperly generate password hashes, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain access to backup files by leveraging a collision.

Affected products

• Retrospect: 10.0.2, 12.0.2
• Retrospect Client: 10.0.2, 12.0.2

References

• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/101500
• http://www.retrospect.com/support/kb/cve_2015_2864
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75201
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033948
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB8AL5u7JCA
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/101500
• http://www.retrospect.com/support/kb/cve_2015_2864
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75201
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033948
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB8AL5u7JCA

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