PT-2003-1953 · Ethereal · Ethereal

Published 2003-11-06 · Updated 2024-02-14 · CVE-2003-0927

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Ethereal versions 0.9.15 and earlier

Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to a crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. This is achieved via the SOCKS dissector.

Recommendations For versions 0.9.15 and earlier, update to a version later than 0.9.15 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0927

DSA-407

RHSA-2003:324

Affected Products

Ethereal

References · 12

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/8951 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-324.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-64.txt · Vendor Advisory
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000780 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-323.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2003/dsa-407 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:114 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0927 · Security Note
• http://ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00011.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9691 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/10531 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13578 · Note