EMC Retrospect Client Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence

EMC Retrospect Client Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA19097	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2006-03-03
Last Update:	2006-07-20
Popularity:	6,391 views

Critical:	Less critical
Impact:	DoS
Where:	From local network
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

Software:	EMC Retrospect Client for Windows 6.x EMC Retrospect Client for Windows 7.x

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CVE reference:	CVE-2006-0995

Description: A vulnerability has been reported in EMC Retrospect Client for Windows, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). The vulnerability is caused due to an assertion error in the backup client and can be exploited to cause it to terminate by sending a specially crafted packet to port 497/tcp. The vulnerability affects versions 6.5 and 7.0 for Windows. Solution: Update to version 6.5.138 and 7.0.109. http://www.emcinsignia.com/supportupdates/updates/retrospect/archive/ Provided and/or discovered by: Discovered by anonymous person and reported via iDEFENSE. Changelog: 2006-07-20: Added CVE reference. Original Advisory: iDEFENSE: http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=398 EMC Corporation: http://kb.dantz.com/article.asp?article=8361&p=2

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