CVE-2003-0081

Current Description

Format string vulnerability in packet-socks.c of the SOCKS dissector for Ethereal 0.8.7 through 0.9.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via SOCKS packets containing format string specifiers.

Basic Data

Published	March 18, 2003
Last Modified	October 10, 2017
Assigner	cve@mitre.org
Data Type	CVE
Data Format	MITRE
Data Version	4.0
Problem Type	NVD-CWE-Other
CVE Data Version	4.0

Base Metric V2

CVSS 2 - Version	2.0
CVSS 2 - Vector String	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS 2 - Access Vector	NETWORK
CVSS 2 - Access Complexity	LOW
CVSS 2 - Authentication	NONE
CVSS 2 - Confidentiality Impact	PARTIAL
CVSS 2 - Availability Impact	PARTIAL
CVSS 2 - Base Score	7.5
Severity	HIGH
Exploitability Score	10.0
Impact Score	6.4
Obtain All Privilege	false
Obtain User Privilege	false
Obtain Other Privilege	true

Base Metric V3

No data provided.

Configurations

OR - Configuration 1

Cpe Version	Part	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	SW Edition	Target SW	Target HW	Other	Version Start Including	Version End Including	Version Start Excluding	Version End Excluding
2.3	Application	Ethereal Group	Ethereal	0.8.18	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Ethereal Group	Ethereal	0.9.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Ethereal Group	Ethereal	0.9.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Ethereal Group	Ethereal	0.9.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Ethereal Group	Ethereal	0.9.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Ethereal Group	Ethereal	0.9.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Ethereal Group	Ethereal	0.9.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Ethereal Group	Ethereal	0.9.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Ethereal Group	Ethereal	0.9.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Ethereal Group	Ethereal	0.9.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
2.3	Application	Ethereal Group	Ethereal	0.9.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

Vulnerable Software List

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ethereal Group	Ethereal	0.8.18, 0.9.0, 0.9.1, 0.9.2, 0.9.3, 0.9.4, 0.9.5, 0.9.6, 0.9.7, 0.9.8, 0.9.9

References

Name	Source	URL	Tags
CLSA-2003:627	http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000627	CONECTIVA
MDKSA-2003:051	http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:051	MANDRAKE
20030308 Ethereal format string bug, yet still ethereal much better than windows	http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2003/Mar/0080.html	FULLDISC
DSA-258	http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-258	DEBIAN	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00008.html	http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00008.html	CONFIRM	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.guninski.com/etherre.html	http://www.guninski.com/etherre.html	MISC	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
GLSA-200303-10	http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/gentoo_advisory-2949.html	GENTOO
SuSE-SA:2003:019	http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_019_ethereal.html	SUSE
RHSA-2003:076	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-076.html	REDHAT
RHSA-2003:077	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.html	REDHAT
7049	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7049	BID	Patch Vendor Advisory
ethereal-socks-format-string(11497)	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11497	XF
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:54	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A54	OVAL