CVE-2012-0406

7.8 HIGH 9% exploit odds No fix listed Denial of service

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
Exploit odds: 8.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2012-04-20 04:02 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 23:37 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 8.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2012-04-20 04:02 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 23:37 UTC
Exploit probability: 8.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-264
Record status: Modified

Affected

Emc Data Protection Advisor 5.5
Emc Data Protection Advisor 5.6
Emc Data Protection Advisor 5.7
Emc Data Protection Advisor 5.8

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.8

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Complete

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record