CVE-2002-0403

Description

DNS dissector in Ethereal before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed packet that causes Ethereal to enter an infinite loop.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.82% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory conectiva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory caldera.com Vendor Advisory ethereal.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000505	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-088.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-130	patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102268626526119&w=2	mailing list
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00004.html	url repurposed patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4807	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-036.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-170.html	vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9205.php	vdb entry
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-037.0.txt	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0403?: CVE-2002-0403 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-0403?: To fix CVE-2002-0403, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-0403 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-0403 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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