CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0432

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier does not handle certain strings properly in various dissectors, potentially leading to unknown consequences.

Risk Assessment

Improper data handling may lead to application crashes or unexpected behavior, posing a risk to network security.

Recommendation

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

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier does not handle certain strings properly, with unknown consequences, in the (1) BGP, (2) WTP, (3) DNS, (4) 802.11, (5) ISAKMP, (6) WSP, (7) CLNP, (8) ISIS, and (9) RMI dissectors.

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