CVE-2008-2291

axengine.exe in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8.x and 6.9.x before 6.9.176 generates credentials with a fixed salt or without any salt, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess encrypted domain credentials.

Published: 2008-05-18 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-2291 is rated Moderate Risk (63.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.19%). EPSS rose +1.99% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2291

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.20% 4.19% +1.99%
2 2025-03-30 1.44% 2.20% +0.77%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.44% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2291

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2291

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2291

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec altiris_deployment_solution >= 6.9, < 6.9.176 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_deployment_solution 6.8 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_deployment_solution 6.8 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_deployment_solution 6.8 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2291

URL Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30261 Third Party Advisory
http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-080516.2.htm Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492128/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492228/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29199 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020024 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.05.14a.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1542/references Third Party Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-025/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42437 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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