CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0429

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The OSI dissector in Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via invalid IPv4 or IPv6 prefix lengths, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

Risk Assessment

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

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Ethereal to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for potential attack attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The OSI dissector in Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via invalid IPv4 or IPv6 prefix lengths, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

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