CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0822

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Ethereal 0.9.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the SOCKS, RSVP, AFS, or LMP dissectors, which can be caused to core dump.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to disrupt system operations and potentially gain control over it, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Ethereal to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Ethereal 0.9.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly excecute arbitrary code via the (1) SOCKS, (2) RSVP, (3) AFS, or (4) LMP dissectors, which can be caused to core dump.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS