Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 2, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0159
CVE-2003-0159
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the NTLMSSP code for Ethereal 0.9.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=0.9.9
Patches
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References
7- www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00008.htmlnvdPatchVendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/7050nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_019_ethereal.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.htmlnvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A55nvd
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