CVE-2003-0429

Description

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.58% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory sco.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ethereal.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-030.0.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.html	vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000662	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-324	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/9007	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A84	vdb entry signature
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00010.html	url repurposed patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0429?: CVE-2003-0429 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0429?: To fix CVE-2003-0429, 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-2003-0429 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0429 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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