CVE-2008-3288 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2008-07-24

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:emc:dantz_retrospect_backup_server:7.5.508:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3276	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00603.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://kb.dantz.com/display/2/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=9692&r=0.5160639
http://secunia.com/advisories/31186
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4026
http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2008-16.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494636/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30319
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020534
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2150/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43935

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Emc Dantz Retrospect Backup Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-07-24T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:28:41.972Z

Reserved: 2008-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3288

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-07-24T17:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-3288

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-310

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2008-07-18T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2018-10-11T19:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"name": "30319", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30319"}, {"name": "20080722 FGA-2008-16: EMC Dantz Retrospect 7 backup Server Authentication Module Weak Password Hash Arithmetic Vulnerability", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494636/100/0/threaded"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "http://kb.dantz.com/display/2/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=9692&r=0.5160639"}, {"name": "4026", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SREASON"], "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4026"}, {"name": "retrospect-authentication-weak-security(43935)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43935"}, {"name": "ADV-2008-2150", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_VUPEN"], "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2150/references"}, {"name": "1020534", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020534"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2008-16.html"}, {"name": "31186", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SECUNIA"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31186"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2008-3288", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "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."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "30319", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30319"}, {"name": "20080722 FGA-2008-16: EMC Dantz Retrospect 7 backup Server Authentication Module Weak Password Hash Arithmetic Vulnerability", "refsource": "BUGTRAQ", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494636/100/0/threaded"}, {"name": "http://kb.dantz.com/display/2/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=9692&r=0.5160639", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://kb.dantz.com/display/2/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=9692&r=0.5160639"}, {"name": "4026", "refsource": "SREASON", "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4026"}, {"name": "retrospect-authentication-weak-security(43935)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43935"}, {"name": "ADV-2008-2150", "refsource": "VUPEN", "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2150/references"}, {"name": "1020534", "refsource": "SECTRACK", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020534"}, {"name": "http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2008-16.html", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2008-16.html"}, {"name": "31186", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31186"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T09:28:41.972Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "30319", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30319"}, {"name": "20080722 FGA-2008-16: EMC Dantz Retrospect 7 backup Server Authentication Module Weak Password Hash Arithmetic Vulnerability", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494636/100/0/threaded"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://kb.dantz.com/display/2/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=9692&r=0.5160639"}, {"name": "4026", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SREASON", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4026"}, {"name": "retrospect-authentication-weak-security(43935)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43935"}, {"name": "ADV-2008-2150", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_VUPEN", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2150/references"}, {"name": "1020534", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020534"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2008-16.html"}, {"name": "31186", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SECUNIA", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31186"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2008-3288", "datePublished": "2008-07-24T17:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2008-07-24T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T09:28:41.972Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:emc:dantz_retrospect_backup_server:7.5.508:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "86CD183A-815D-4170-8FA6-78BF8797591C", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "El Server Authentication Module de EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Server 7.5.508 utiliza un \"algoritmo hash d\u00e9bil\", lo que facilita a atacantes dependientes del contexto recuperar contrase\u00f1as."}], "id": "CVE-2008-3288", "lastModified": "2026-04-23T00:35:47.467", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.0, "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}]}, "published": "2008-07-24T17:41:00.000", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://kb.dantz.com/display/2/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=9692&r=0.5160639"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31186"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4026"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2008-16.html"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494636/100/0/threaded"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30319"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020534"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2150/references"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43935"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://kb.dantz.com/display/2/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=9692&r=0.5160639"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31186"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4026"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2008-16.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494636/100/0/threaded"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30319"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020534"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2150/references"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43935"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-310"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}