Denial of Service Vulnerability in Ethereal and Tethereal by Null Dereference
CVE-2003-1013

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Ethereal

Status
Ethereal
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 January 2004

What is CVE-2003-1013?

The Q.931 dissector in Ethereal and Tethereal allows remote attackers to crash the application via a specially crafted Q.931 packet. This vulnerability is triggered by a null dereference, leading to a denial of service condition that can disrupt network analysis activities.

References

http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00012.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/...
vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2003-1013 : Denial of Service Vulnerability in Ethereal and Tethereal by Null Dereference