CVE-2003-0081

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2003-03-18 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in packet-socks.c of the SOCKS dissector for Ethereal 0.8.7 through 0.9.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via SOCKS packets containing format string specifiers.

Affected products

Ethereal Group Ethereal: 0.8.18, 0.9.0, 0.9.1, 0.9.2, 0.9.3, 0.9.4 (+5)

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000627
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:051
http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2003/Mar/0080.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-258
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00008.html
http://www.guninski.com/etherre.html
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/gentoo_advisory-2949.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_019_ethereal.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-076.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7049
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11497

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