CVE-2002-0402 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the X11 dissector of Ethereal 0.9.3 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code when parsing keysyms. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low access complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9_.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9_.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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