CVE-2008-3287 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.0197.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Emc Dantz	Retrospect Backup Client

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-07-24T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:28:41.985Z

Reserved: 2008-07-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-3287

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-07-24T17:41:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-3287

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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