CVE-2008-6828
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 8, 2009 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAltiris Deployment Solution
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
Description
Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.x before 6.9.355 SP1 stores the Application Identity Account password in memory in cleartext, which allows local users to gain privileges and modify clients of the Deployment Solution Server.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 6.9.3556.9.355
Affected range stops below 6.9.355, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31773x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20b.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31767VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021072VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2876VDB Entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46007CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-312
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