CVE-2011-1742

N/A Unknown

Published: August 01, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

EMC Data Protection Advisor before 5.8.1 places cleartext account credentials in the DPA configuration file in unspecified circumstances, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8318

Source: security_alert@emc.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519012/100/0/threaded

Source: security_alert@emc.com

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8318

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519012/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.3%

23th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-255

Affected Vendors

emc

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