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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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9_.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <= 0.9.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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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