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CVE-2003-0431

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2003-07-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The tvb_get_nstringz0 function in Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier does not properly handle a zero-length buffer size, with unknown consequences.

Affected products

• Ethereal Group Ethereal: through 0.9.12

References

• 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%3A101
• 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

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