CVE-2008-3290

retroclient.exe in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a series of long packets containing 0x00 characters to TCP port 497 that trigger memory corruption, probably involving an English product version on a Chinese OS version.

Published: 2008-07-24 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-3290 is rated Moderate Risk (48.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.46%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3290

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 2026-04-08 1.35% 1.46% +0.11%
2 2026-03-25 1.35% 1.35% -0.01%
3 2026-03-02 1.35%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3290

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3290

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3290

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
emc_dantz retrospect_backup_client 7.5.116 cpe:2.3:a:emc_dantz:retrospect_backup_client:7.5.116:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3290

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