CVE-2003-0927

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2003-12-01 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Ethereal Group Ethereal: 0.9, 0.9.1, 0.9.2, 0.9.3, 0.9.4, 0.9.5 (+10)

References

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

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