CVE-2003-0432 describes a critical vulnerability in Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier, where improper handling of specific strings within multiple network protocol dissectors (e.g., BGP, DNS, ISAKMP) could lead to unknown, but severe, consequences. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, potentially resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.9.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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