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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 20, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-0406

CVE-2012-0406

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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Affected products

9
  • EMC Corporation/Data Protection Advisor9 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.7:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:5.8:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 5.5 - 5.8 SP1

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