CVE-2008-0973 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Double-Take (HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring) versions 4.5.0.1629 and other 4.5.0.x releases. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to potentially achieve arbitrary code execution or denial of service by sending a specially crafted packet containing a long string in the username field. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:double-take_software:double-take:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.0.2865CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:double-take_software:double-take:5.0.0.2865:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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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 records are not available for this CVE.