NULL pointer dereference in Ethereal
CVE-2002-0401
SMB dissector in Ethereal 0.9.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via malformed packets that cause Ethereal to dereference a NULL pointer.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.055 (92.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.055 · newest: 0.055 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ethereal
- Debian Linux — versions 2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-088.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-130 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/9204.php (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00004.html (Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4806 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-036.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2002-0401?
- CVE-2002-0401 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ethereal, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2002-06-18.
- How severe is CVE-2002-0401?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.