CVE-2008-0961
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedEMV DiskXtender 6.20.060 has a hard-coded login and password, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via the RPC interface.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceEMV DiskXtender 6.20.060 contains a hard-coded username and password embedded in the software binary. Attackers can exploit this by using these static credentials to authenticate through the RPC interface, bypassing the normal authentication mechanism and gaining unauthorized remote access to the system.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 6.20.060CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed DiskXtender versionUse the Windows Add/Remove Programs panel, check the application's About/Help menu, or run: 'reg query HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall /s | findstr DiskXtender' to find the installed version numberAffected if The installed version is exactly 6.20.060
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Confirm RPC interface statusCheck if the DiskXtender RPC service is running and listening on network ports. Use 'netstat -an | findstr <rpc_port>' or check the DiskXtender service configuration in Windows Services consoleAffected if The RPC service is running and exposed on the network (not restricted to localhost)
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Locate the DiskXtender executableNavigate to the DiskXtender installation directory (commonly C:\Program Files\EMC\DiskXtender\ or C:\Program Files\VERITAS\DiskXtender\) and identify the main executable file (dskxtror.exe or similar)Affected if The executable file dskxtror.exe exists in the installation directory
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Search for hardcoded credentials in binaryUse a text editor or hex editor to open the DiskXtender executable and search for static strings that may appear to be credentials (look for hardcoded usernames like 'admin' or passwords embedded in plain text within the binary)Affected if Plain-text usernames or passwords are found embedded within the executable binary
A system is affected only if DiskXtender version 6.20.060 is installed AND the RPC interface is enabled and accessible on the network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRemove the hard-coded credentials from the application code and implement proper dynamic authentication. If a patched version is available, upgrade immediately. Restrict RPC interface access via network segmentation until remediation is complete.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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