EMC Dantz Retrospect 7 backup client 7.0.107, and other versions before 7.0.109, and 6.5 before 6.5.138 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client termination and loss of backup service) via a malformed packet to TCP port 497, which triggers an assert error.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0995 is rated Moderate Risk (47.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.81%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 1.27% | 1.81% | +0.54% |
| 2 | 2025-03-27 | 1.22% | 1.27% | +0.05% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 1.22% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
: This vulnerability affects EMC Dantz, Retrospect versions 7.0.x (all 7.0.x versions previous to 7.0.109) as well as versions 6.5.x (all 6.5.x versions previous to 6.5.138)
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| emc_dantz | retrospect | 6.5 | cpe:2.3:a:emc_dantz:retrospect:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| emc_dantz | retrospect | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:emc_dantz:retrospect:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |