CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Ethereal (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects an unknown function of the component SMB Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
The SMB dissector in Ethereal before 0.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed SMB packet that triggers a segmentation fault during processing of Selected packets.
The bug was discovered 11/03/2003. The weakness was presented 01/05/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-1012 since 12/17/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 63 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14102 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : ethereal (MDKSA-2004:002)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 0.10.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13982) and Tenable (14102). See 364, 21017, 21018 and 21484 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 14102
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : ethereal (MDKSA-2004:002)
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OpenVAS ID: 53105
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 407-1 (ethereal)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Ethereal 0.10.0
Timeline
11/03/2003 🔍11/03/2003 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: redhat.comStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-1012 (🔍)
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X-Force: 13982
Vulnerability Center: 22182 - Ethereal < 0.10.0 SMB Dissector Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 9248 - Ethereal SMB Protocol Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 10531 - Debian update for ethereal, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 3018 - CVE-2003-1012 - Ethereal - Denial-Of-Service Issue
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Entry
Created: 09/30/2014 15:33Updated: 09/05/2019 06:43
Changes: 09/30/2014 15:33 (81), 09/05/2019 06:43 (4)
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