CVE-2018-9233 (GCVE-0-2018-9233)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-04-05 17:00
Modified
2024-08-05 07:17
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
Sophos Endpoint Protection 10.7 uses an unsalted SHA-1 hash for password storage in %PROGRAMDATA%\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Config\machine.xml, which makes it easier for attackers to determine a cleartext password, and subsequently choose unsafe malware settings, via rainbow tables or other approaches.
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