CVE-2002-1355 describes multiple integer signedness errors within the BGP dissector of Ethereal 0.9.7 and earlier. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service, specifically an infinite loop, by sending specially crafted BGP messages to a system running the affected Ethereal versions. The CVSS score of 5.0 indicates a medium severity, with a low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a potential impact of partial denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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