CVE-2008-0974

Description

Double-Take 5.0.0.2865 and earlier, distributed under the HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring name and other names, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon termination) via (1) a large vector<T> value, which raises a "vector<T> too long" exception; or (2) a certain packet that raises an ospace/time/src\date.cpp exception.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.20% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com Third-Party Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0666 vdb entry
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/doubletakedown-adv.txt
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3698 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27951 vdb entry
http://aluigi.org/poc/doubletakedown.zip
http://secunia.com/advisories/29075 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488632/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0974?
CVE-2008-0974 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0974?
To fix CVE-2008-0974, 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-2008-0974 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0974 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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