TI-2008-03151 Aliases CVE-2008-3290 GHSA-w75g-pf4w-q85j

retroclient.exe in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 allows remote attackers to…

LOW 28CWE-399Published 2008-07-24 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02624 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:emc_dantz:retrospect_backup_client:7.5.116:::::::*	7.5.116	Vulnerable	Emc Dantz

cpe:2.3:a:emc_dantz:retrospect_backup_client:7.5.116:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5.116 Vulnerable ·Emc Dantz

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3290
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w75g-pf4w-q85j

References

Patch 1

http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2008-16.html

Advisory 1

4024

Other 2

TI-2008-03148 retroclient.exe in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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