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.
EPSS: 0.055 (92.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Ethereal
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 2.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, 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.