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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 24, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2003-0431

CVE-2003-0431

Description

The tvb_get_nstringz0 function in Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier does not properly handle a zero-length buffer size, with unknown consequences.

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Affected products

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Ethereal Group/Ethereal2 versions
cpe: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

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References

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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%3A101nvd

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