CVE-2008-3287

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Published Jul 24, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

retroclient.exe in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via malformed packets to TCP port 497, which trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:emc_dantz:retrospect_backup_client:7.5.116:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3275	retroclient.exe in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via malformed packets to TCP port 497, which trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.7% (2.660% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://kb.dantz.com/display/2/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=9692&r=0.5160639
http://secunia.com/advisories/31186
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4031
http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2008-16.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494562/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30313
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2150/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43926

History

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Subscriptions

Emc Dantz Retrospect Backup Client

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:28 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 24, 2008, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:28 AM
Reserved: Jul 24, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:55 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 24, 2008, 5:41 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:55 PM

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