CVE-2015-2864

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-2864
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-09-21 10:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionRetrospect and Retrospect Client before 10.0.2.119 on Windows, before 12.0.2.116 on OS X, and before 10.0.2.104 on Linux improperly generate password hashes, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain access to backup files by leveraging a collision.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-255 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Retrospect Retrospect 10.0.2 All All All
Application Retrospect Retrospect 12.0.2 All All All
Application Retrospect Retrospect Client 10.0.2 All All All
Application Retrospect Retrospect Client 10.0.2 All All All
Application Retrospect Retrospect Client 12.0.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Retrospect Backup Client CVE-2015-2864 Weak Password Security Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Retrospect Password Hashing Error Lets Remote Users Access Files on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Vulnerability Note VU#101500 - Retrospect Backup Client uses weak password hashing af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Retrospect: Knowledge Base > CERT Vulnerability CVE-2015-2864 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.retrospect.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
HIP14-Fuzzing reversing and maths - YouTube af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.youtube.com Exploit
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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