CVE-2008-3290 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client daemon by sending malformed packets, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2008-3290?
CVE-2008-3290 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3290?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Emc Dantz Retrospect Backup Client.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3290?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3290 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2008-3290 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3290 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w75g-pf4w-q85j.