# CVE-2012-0406: The DPA\_Utilities.cProcessAuthenticationData function in EMC Data Protection Advisor (DPA) 5.5 through 5.8 SP1 allows remote attackers to ca

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2012-04-20 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522408/30/0/threaded
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18688/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026956
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/dpa_1-adv.txt
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18688

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