EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 retroclient.exe input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116. Impacted is an unknown function of the file retroclient.exe. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-3287. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 (Backup Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file retroclient.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 07/18/2008. The weakness was published 07/24/2008 with Fortinet (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3287 since 07/24/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33561 (Retrospect Backup Client Multiple Vulnerabilities (ESA-08-009)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43926), Tenable (33561), SecurityFocus (BID 30313†), OSVDB (47504†) and Secunia (SA31186†). Similar entries are available at VDB-43348, VDB-43347 and VDB-43346. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33561
Nessus Name: Retrospect Backup Client Multiple Vulnerabilities (ESA-08-009)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Organization: Fortinet
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-3287 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3287
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43345
X-Force: 43926
SecurityFocus: 30313 - EMC Retrospect Backup Client NULL Pointer Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 31186
OSVDB: 47504 - EMC - Retrospect - Backup Client NULL Pointer Remote Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 18952 - EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client DoS due to a NULL Pointer Dereference, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2150

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/15/2019 06:51
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (67), 08/15/2019 06:51 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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