CVE-2008-3290

N/A Unknown
Published: July 24, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://kb.dantz.com/display/2/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=9692&r=0.5160639
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31186
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4024
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2008-16.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494564/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30306
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2150/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43928
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://kb.dantz.com/display/2/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=9692&r=0.5160639
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31186
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4024
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2008-16.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494564/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30306
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2150/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43928
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

emc_dantz

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