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EMC Retrospect Client Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA20080
Release Date: 2006-05-11
Last Update: 2006-05-23
Popularity: 8,148 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Dantz Retrospect Client 5.x
EMC Retrospect Client for Linux 6.x
EMC Retrospect Client for Linux 7.x
EMC Retrospect Client for Macintosh 6.x
EMC Retrospect Client for NetWare 1.x
EMC Retrospect Client for Solaris 6.x
EMC Retrospect Client for Solaris 7.x
EMC Retrospect Client for Windows 6.x
EMC Retrospect Client for Windows 7.x

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in EMC Retrospect Client, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is cause due to a boundary error within the handling of certain received packets. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted packet sent to port 497.

The vulnerability has been reported in the following versions:
Retrospect Client for Windows version 6.5, 7.0, and 7.5.
Retrospect Client for Macintosh version 5.1 and 6.1.
Retrospect Client for Linux version 6.5, 7.0, and 7.5.
Retrospect Client for Solaris version 6.5, 7.0, and 7.5.
Retrospect Client for NetWare 1.0.

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