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CVE-2003-0431 (GCVE-0-2003-0431)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2003-06-18 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 01:50
VLAI
Summary
The tvb_get_nstringz0 function in Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier does not properly handle a zero-length buffer size, with unknown consequences.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-324 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
http://secunia.com/advisories/9007 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00010.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
Date Public
2003-06-11 00:00
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