CVE-2003-0356
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CVE-2003-0356 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Multiple off-by-one vulnerabilities in Ethereal 0.9.11 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) AIM, (2) GIOP Gryphon, (3) OSPF, (4) PPTP, (5) Quake, (6) Quake2, (7) Quake3, (8) Rsync, (9) SMB, (10) SMPP, and (11) TSP dissectors, which do not properly use the tvb_get_nstringz and tvb_get_nstringz0 functions.. EPSS estimates a 9.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Multiple off-by-one vulnerabilities in Ethereal 0.9.11 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) AIM, (2) GIOP Gryphon, (3) OSPF, (4) PPTP, (5) Quake, (6) Quake2, (7) Quake3, (8) Rsync, (9) SMB, (10) SMPP, and (11) TSP dissectors, which do not properly use the tvb_get_nstringz and tvb_get_nstringz0 functions.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereal | Ethereal | < 0.9.12 |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-313Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00009.htmlBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/641013Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:067Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-313Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00009.htmlBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/641013Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:067Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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