Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 24, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0429
CVE-2003-0429
Description
The OSI dissector in Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via invalid IPv4 or IPv6 prefix lengths, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.9.12
- (no CPE)range: <=0.9.12
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-324nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00010.htmlnvdPatchVendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed
- ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-030.0.txtnvd
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/9007nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.htmlnvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A84nvd
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