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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LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
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
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
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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