CVE-2003-0927

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Ethereal 0.9.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the SOCKS dissector.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.43% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory turbolinux.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ethereal.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-323.html	patch vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000780	vendor advisory
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00011.html	patch vendor advisory url repurposed
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:114	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8951	patch vendor advisory vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13578	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/10531	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-407	vendor advisory
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-64.txt	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9691	signature vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-324.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0927?: CVE-2003-0927 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0927?: To fix CVE-2003-0927, 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-2003-0927 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0927 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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