CVE-2012-0406: Null Pointer Dereference
First published: Fri Apr 20 2012(Updated: )
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.
Credit: security_alert@emc.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor | =5.5 | |
| Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor | =5.5-sp1 | |
| Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor | =5.6 | |
| Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor | =5.6-sp1 | |
| Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor | =5.7 | |
| Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor | =5.7-sp1 | |
| Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor | =5.8 | |
| Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor | =5.8-sp1 |
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- version/dell emc data protection advisor/5.6
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- version/dell emc data protection advisor/5.7
- version/dell emc data protection advisor/5.7-sp1
- version/dell emc data protection advisor/5.8
- version/dell emc data protection advisor/5.8-sp1