Stack consumption vulnerability in Double-Take 5.0.0.2865 and earlier, distributed under the HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring name and other names, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a certain packet that triggers the recursive calling of a function.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0979 is rated Moderate Risk (49.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.62%). 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 | 2.20% | 2.62% | +0.43% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 2.14% | 2.20% | +0.05% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 2.14% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 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 issue was fixed in version 5.1 which was released July 11, 2008
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| double-take_software | double-take | <= 5.0.0.2865 | cpe:2.3:a:double-take_software:double-take:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| double-take_software | double-take | 4.5 | cpe:2.3:a:double-take_software:double-take:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| hp | storageworks_double-take | <= 5.0.0.2865 | cpe:2.3:a:hp:storageworks_double-take:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |