Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 18, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0402
CVE-2002-0402
Description
Buffer overflow in X11 dissector in Ethereal 0.9.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code while Ethereal is parsing keysyms.
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LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9_.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9_.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <= 0.9.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
10- www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-130nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00004.htmlnvdPatchVendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed
- ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-037.0.txtnvd
- distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/nvd
- marc.infonvd
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/9203.phpnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-036.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-088.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-170.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4805nvd
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