High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 18, 2002· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0401
CVE-2002-0401
Description
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.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
9- www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-130nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00004.htmlnvdBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4806nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-037.0.txtnvdBroken Link
- distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/nvdBroken Link
- marc.infonvdMailing List
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/9204.phpnvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-036.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-088.htmlnvdBroken Link
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