CVE-2008-3287 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client daemon by sending malformed packets to TCP port 497.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-3287?

CVE-2008-3287 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jul 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3287?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Emc Dantz Retrospect Backup Client.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3287?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3287 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-3287 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3287 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9v89-92j4-g2v6.

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