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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-3290
retroclient.exe in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 allows remote...
Vulnerability Description
retroclient.exe in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a series of long packets containing 0x00 characters to TCP port 497 that trigger memory corruption, probably involving an English product version on a Chinese OS version.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30306
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494564/100/0/threaded
- http://kb.dantz.com/display/2/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=9692&r=0.5160639
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43928
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2150/references
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4024
- http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2008-16.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31186
Affected Vendor
emc dantz
View all reports →Affected Software
retrospect backup client
Vulnerable Versions:
7.5.116
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 24th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.