Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-2391 - Remote Buffer Overflow vulnerability in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
emc
nessus

Summary

Buffer overflow in EMC Retrospect Client 5.1 through 7.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet to port 497. Failed exploit attempts will likely crash the application, denying further service to legitimate users.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Emc
4

Nessus

NASL familyGain a shell remotely
NASL idRETROSPECT_CLIENT_OVERFLOW.NASL
descriptionAccording to its version number, the installed instance of Retrospect client is susceptible to a buffer overflow attack that can be triggered by a packet starting with a specially crafted sequence of bytes. An unauthenticated, remote attacker may be able to exploit this flaw to execute code on the remote host.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id21327
published2006-05-05
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2006-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/21327
titleEMC Retrospect Client Packet Handling Remote Overflow