Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 1, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0927
CVE-2003-0927
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Ethereal 0.9.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the SOCKS dissector.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
17cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 16 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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: <=0.9.15
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
11- www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00011.htmlnvdPatchVendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-323.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/8951nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/10531nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-407nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-324.htmlnvd
- www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-64.txtnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13578nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9691nvd
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