CVE-2003-0081

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2003-02-10 CVE Reserved
2003-03-18 CVE Published
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2024-08-08 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (15)

URL	Tag	Source
http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2003/Mar/0080.html	Mailing List
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11497	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A54	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.guninski.com/etherre.html	2024-08-08

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-258	2024-02-14
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00008.html	2024-02-14
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7049	2024-02-14

URL	Date	SRC
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000627	2024-02-14
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:051	2024-02-14
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/gentoo_advisory-2949.html	2024-02-14
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_019_ethereal.html	2024-02-14
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-076.html	2024-02-14
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.html	2024-02-14
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0081	2003-07-08
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616959	2003-07-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ethereal Group Search vendor "Ethereal Group"		Ethereal Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal"				0.8.18 Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal" and version "0.8.18"		-		Affected
Ethereal Group Search vendor "Ethereal Group"		Ethereal Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal"				0.9.0 Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal" and version "0.9.0"		-		Affected
Ethereal Group Search vendor "Ethereal Group"		Ethereal Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal"				0.9.1 Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal" and version "0.9.1"		-		Affected
Ethereal Group Search vendor "Ethereal Group"		Ethereal Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal"				0.9.2 Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal" and version "0.9.2"		-		Affected
Ethereal Group Search vendor "Ethereal Group"		Ethereal Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal"				0.9.3 Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal" and version "0.9.3"		-		Affected
Ethereal Group Search vendor "Ethereal Group"		Ethereal Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal"				0.9.4 Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal" and version "0.9.4"		-		Affected
Ethereal Group Search vendor "Ethereal Group"		Ethereal Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal"				0.9.5 Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal" and version "0.9.5"		-		Affected
Ethereal Group Search vendor "Ethereal Group"		Ethereal Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal"				0.9.6 Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal" and version "0.9.6"		-		Affected
Ethereal Group Search vendor "Ethereal Group"		Ethereal Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal"				0.9.7 Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal" and version "0.9.7"		-		Affected
Ethereal Group Search vendor "Ethereal Group"		Ethereal Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal"				0.9.8 Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal" and version "0.9.8"		-		Affected
Ethereal Group Search vendor "Ethereal Group"		Ethereal Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal"				0.9.9 Search vendor "Ethereal Group" for product "Ethereal" and version "0.9.9"		-		Affected