CVE-2008-3287
retroclient.exe in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 allows remote attackers to cause a...
retroclient.exe in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via malformed packets to TCP port 497, which trigger a NULL pointer dereference.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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retroclient.exe in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via malformed packets to TCP port 497, which trigger a NULL pointer dereference.
- Record
CVE-2008-3287- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
retroclient.exe in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via malformed packets to TCP port 497, which trigger a NULL pointer dereference.
- Record
CVE-2008-3287- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3275 No score
retroclient.exe in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via malformed packets to TCP port 497, which trigger a NULL pointer dereference.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3275- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9v89-92j4-g2v6 No score
retroclient.exe in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 allows remote attackers to cause a...
retroclient.exe in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via malformed packets to TCP port 497, which trigger a NULL pointer dereference.
- Record
GHSA-9v89-92j4-g2v6- Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2008-3287 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Emc Dantz Retrospect Backup Client, published July 24, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.66%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.