CVE-2008-6828 describes a critical vulnerability in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.x prior to version 6.9.355 SP1, where the Application Identity Account password is stored in cleartext in memory. This allows local attackers to elevate privileges and manipulate clients connected to the Deployment Solution Server. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its local attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.9.355CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.9.355CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9.355:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.