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CVE-2008-3290
retroclient.exe in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.6%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 14% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- 30306 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20080721 FGA-2008-16: EMC Dantz Retrospect 7 backup Client 7.5.116 Remote Memory corruption Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://kb.dantz.com/display/2/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=9692&r=0.5160639 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- retrospect-retroclient-dos(43928) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2150 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 4024 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2008-16.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 31186 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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