CVE DATABASE / CVE-2003-0429
CVE-2003-0429
CVSS 7.5 · HIGH
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.
CVSS 2.0 breakdown
| Base score | 7.5 (HIGH) |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Confidentiality | PARTIAL |
| Integrity | PARTIAL |
| Availability | PARTIAL |
Affected products
Ethereal_group ethereal
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References
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-030.0.txt
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000662
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9007
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-324
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00010.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A84
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.