CVE-2003-0356 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via off-by-one errors in multiple protocol dissectors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0356?
CVE-2003-0356 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 May 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple off-by-one vulnerabilities in Ethereal 0.9.11 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) AIM, (2) GIOP Gryphon, (3) OSPF, (4) PPTP, (5) Quake, (6) Quake2, (7) Quake3, (8) Rsync, (9) SMB, (10) SMPP, and (11) TSP dissectors, which do not properly use the tvb_get_nstringz and tvb_get_nstringz0 functions.
Weakness: CWE-193
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0356?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ethereal Ethereal.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0356?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2003-0356 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0356 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxvh-95qr-ww4v.