CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0927

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Ethereal versions 0.9.15 and earlier, a heap-based buffer overflow allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the SOCKS dissector.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely crash the application or gain the ability to execute unauthorized code, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Ethereal to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and reduce the risk of attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Heap-based buffer overflow in Ethereal 0.9.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the SOCKS dissector.

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