CVE-2008-0973
Buffer overflow in Double-Take (aka HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring) 4.5.0.1629, and other 4.5...
Buffer overflow in Double-Take (aka HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring) 4.5.0.1629, and other 4.5.0.x versions, allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a packet with a long string in the username field.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Double-Take (aka HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring) 4.5.0.1629, and other 4.5.0.x versions, allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a packet with a long string in the username field.
- Record
CVE-2008-0973- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in Double-Take (aka HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring) 4.5.0.1629, and other 4.5.0.x versions, allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a packet with a long string in the username field.
- Record
CVE-2008-0973- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0980 No score
Buffer overflow in Double-Take (aka HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring) 4.5.0.1629, and other 4.5.0.x versions, allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a packet with a long string in the username field.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0980- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9m5g-m3px-3x6r No score
Buffer overflow in Double-Take (aka HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring) 4.5.0.1629, and other 4.5...
Buffer overflow in Double-Take (aka HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring) 4.5.0.1629, and other 4.5.0.x versions, allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a packet with a long string in the username field.
- Record
GHSA-9m5g-m3px-3x6r- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-0973 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Double-take Software Double-take, published February 25, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.86%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0666
aluigi.altervista.org/adv/doubletakedown-adv.txt
securityreason.com/securityalert/3698
securityfocus.com/bid/27951
aluigi.org/poc/doubletakedown.zip
secunia.com/advisories/29075
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0973
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9m5g-m3px-3x6r