CVE-2003-0356
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 9.6% (pctl 95)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 9.57% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-193 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2003-06-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ethereal | ethereal |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-313
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00009.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/641013
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:067
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A69
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-313
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00009.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/641013
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:067
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A69
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