CVE-2008-3289
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 5.2%EU EUVD
EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 sends the password hash in cleartext at an unspecified point, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted packet.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-319
- EPSS score
- 5.2% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3277)
- Published
- July 24, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3277 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- storcentric / retrospect backup client
References
- http://kb.dantz.com/display/2/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=9692&r=0.5160639(Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31186(Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4025(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2008-16.html(Broken Link, Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494560/100/0/threaded(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30308(Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2150/references(Broken Link)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43930(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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