The Server Authentication Module in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Server 7.5.508 uses a "weak hash algorithm," which makes it easier for…

Description

The Server Authentication Module in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Server 7.5.508 uses a "weak hash algorithm," which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to recover passwords.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.2% · top 18% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-310 (opens in a new tab)

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• 30319 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 20080722 FGA-2008-16: EMC Dantz Retrospect 7 backup Server Authentication Module Weak Password Hash Arithmetic Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• http://kb.dantz.com/display/2/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=9692&r=0.5160639 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 4026 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
• retrospect-authentication-weak-security(43935) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2150 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 1020534 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2008-16.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 31186 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 09:28 UTC.