CVE-2014-4623 describes a vulnerability in EMC Avamar 6.0.x, 6.1.x, and 7.0.x, including Avamar Data Store (ADS) GEN4(S) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE), where enabling Password Hardening before version 2.0.0.4 results in the use of weak UNIX DES crypt for password hashing. This flaw allows attackers to more easily obtain cleartext passwords through brute-force attacks. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and a potential impact of partial confidentiality loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.101-87CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:6.1.101-87:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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