CVE-2008-3290
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 2.6%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 2.6% (86th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3278)
- 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-2008-3278 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- emc dantz / retrospect backup client
References
- http://kb.dantz.com/display/2/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=9692&r=0.5160639
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31186(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4024
- http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2008-16.html(Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494564/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30306
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2150/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43928
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
Query CVEs from your AI assistant
The CVE/NVD Explorer brain answers CVE questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant — always up to date, no setup. Add it once and stop pasting advisories into chat.
Add the CVE brain