CVE-2003-0430: Medium severity Ethereal Group Ethereal vulnerability

Published Jun 18, 2003
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Updated

The SPNEGO dissector in Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid ASN.1 value.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Ethereal Group Ethereal<=0.9.12

Event History

Jun 18, 2003
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
Jul 24, 2003
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0430?

CVE-2003-0430 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.

2

How does CVE-2003-0430 affect Ethereal?

CVE-2003-0430 allows remote attackers to crash Ethereal by sending an invalid ASN.1 value.

3

Which versions of Ethereal are affected by CVE-2003-0430?

CVE-2003-0430 affects Ethereal versions up to and including 0.9.12.

4

How can I mitigate CVE-2003-0430?

To mitigate CVE-2003-0430, upgrade Ethereal to a version higher than 0.9.12.

5

Is there a known exploit for CVE-2003-0430?

Yes, CVE-2003-0430 is known to be exploitable by sending specially crafted packets to the vulnerable Ethereal application.

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