CVE-2006-2391

Description

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 34.15% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory acrossecurity.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434726/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.acrossecurity.com/aspr/ASPR-2006-05-17-1-PUB.txt	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20080	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/186944	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17948	vdb entry patch
http://kb.dantz.com/display/2n/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=9511
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1766	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016136	vdb entry patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26380	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016063	vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18064	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2391?: CVE-2006-2391 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2391?: To fix CVE-2006-2391, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2391 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2391 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~34% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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