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CVE-2008-3289

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-3289 describes a vulnerability in EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 where it transmits password hashes in cleartext, allowing remote attackers to intercept sensitive authentication data. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, enabling unauthorized information disclosure. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.5.116CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:storcentric:retrospect_backup_client:7.5.116:*:*:*:*:-:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0524 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

kb.dantz.com / display/2/articleDirect/index.asp
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/31186
Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/4025
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/43930
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
fortiguardcenter.com / advisory/FGA-2008-16.html
Broken LinkPatch
securityfocus.com / archive/1/494560/100/0/threaded
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/30308
Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2150/references
Broken Link