CVE-2002-0822 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Ethereal version 0.9.4 and earlier, affecting its SOCKS, RSVP, AFS, and LMP dissectors. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a core dump, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its age, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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