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Case File

CVE-2012-0406

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 8.65% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-04-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

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CVE
CVE-2012-0406
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
8.65%

Original NVD 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.