Description
The ASN.1 parser in Ethereal 0.9.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a certain malformed packet, which causes Ethereal to allocate memory incorrectly, possibly due to zero-length fields.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000474
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-130
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00003.htmlURL Repurposed
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8952.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-088.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4604
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000474
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-130
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00003.htmlURL Repurposed
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8952.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-088.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4604
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 25, 2002
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified