CVE-2003-0926 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Ethereal and Tethereal by sending malformed ISAKMP or MEGACO packets, 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
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0926?
CVE-2003-0926 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published on 6 Nov 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Ethereal 0.9.15 and earlier, and Tethereal, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain malformed (1) ISAKMP or (2) MEGACO packets.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0926?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ethereal Group Ethereal.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0926?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2003-0926 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0926 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ethereal Group Ethereal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xg3m-w2p7-5h5c.