APP: Retrospect Agent Denial of Service
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against the EMC Retrospect Backup agent. This vulnerability is a result of improper handling of specially crafted packets. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability creating a denial-of-service condition; thereby causing the application to terminate and prevent backups from occurring on that system.
Extended Description
Dantz Retrospect Backup Client is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can cause the client to fail. This issue has been addressed in Retrospect Backup Client 6.5.138 and 7.0.109; earlier versions are vulnerable. The Apple Retrospect Backup Client is reportedly not affected.
Affected Products
Dantz retrospect_client
Short Name
APP:EMC-DOS
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
APP
Keywords
Agent CVE-2006-0995 Denial Retrospect Service bid:16933 of
Release Date
03/21/2006
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3727
Port
TCP/497
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Dantz
CVSS Score
5.0