CVE-2003-0430 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Ethereal by sending invalid ASN.1 values to the SPNEGO dissector, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2003-0430?
CVE-2003-0430 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published on 18 Jun 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SPNEGO dissector in Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid ASN.1 value.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0430?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ethereal Group Ethereal.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0430?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0430 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2003-0430 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0430 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ethereal Group Ethereal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m65g-7986-vjx8.