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CVE-2012-0406

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 8.6%EU EUVD

The DPA_Utilities.cProcessAuthenticationData function in EMC Data Protection Advisor (DPA) 5.5 through 5.8 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an AUTHENTICATECONNECTION command that (1) lacks a password field or (2) has an empty password.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.8 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
8.6% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-0438)
Published
April 20, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0438 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • emc / data protection advisor
  • emc / data protection advisor
  • emc / data protection advisor
  • emc / data protection advisor
  • emc / data protection advisor
  • emc / data protection advisor
  • emc / data protection advisor
  • emc / data protection advisor

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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