CVE-2008-0973

critical

Description

Buffer overflow in Double-Take (aka HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring) 4.5.0.1629, and other 4.5.0.x versions, allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a packet with a long string in the username field.

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0666

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27951

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488632/100/0/threaded

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3698

http://secunia.com/advisories/29075

http://aluigi.org/poc/doubletakedown.zip

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/doubletakedown-adv.txt

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-02-25

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01503