CVE-2014-4623

EMC Avamar 6.0.x, 6.1.x, and 7.0.x in Avamar Data Store (ADS) GEN4(S) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE), when Password Hardening before 2.0.0.4 is enabled, uses UNIX DES crypt for password hashing, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords via a brute-force attack.

Published: 2014-10-25 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-4623 is rated Low Risk (35.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-4623

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 2025-04-04 0.43% 0.33% -0.10%
2 2025-03-30 0.68% 0.43% -0.25%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.68% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-4623

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-4623

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-4623

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
emc avamar 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc avamar 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc avamar 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc avamar 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc avamar 6.1.101-87 cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:6.1.101-87:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc avamar 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc avamar 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-4623

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