PT-2003-1623 · Ethereal · Ethereal

Published 2003-06-18 · Updated 2024-02-14 · CVE-2003-0432

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Ethereal versions 0.9.12 and earlier

Description: The issue is related to the improper handling of certain strings in multiple dissectors, including BGP, WTP, DNS, 802.11, ISAKMP, WSP, CLNP, ISIS, and RMI. The consequences of this issue are unknown.

Recommendations: For Ethereal versions 0.9.12 and earlier, consider disabling or restricting the use of the affected dissectors until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the dissectors for BGP, WTP, DNS, 802.11, ISAKMP, WSP, CLNP, ISIS, and RMI to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0432

DSA-324

Affected Products

Ethereal

References · 8

• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000662 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00010.html · Vendor Advisory
• ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-030.0.txt · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0432 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2003/dsa-324 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/9007 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A106 · Note