CVE-2002-0822 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via malformed packets in Ethereal dissectors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0822?
CVE-2002-0822 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published on 2 Aug 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Ethereal 0.9.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly excecute arbitrary code via the (1) SOCKS, (2) RSVP, (3) AFS, or (4) LMP dissectors, which can be caused to core dump.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0822?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ethereal Group Ethereal.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0822?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0822 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-0822 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0822 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ethereal Group Ethereal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3ppf-gh8m-x9x8.