CVE-2003-0431
Summary
by MITRE
The tvb_get_nstringz0 function in Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier does not properly handle a zero-length buffer size, with unknown consequences.
Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 05/28/2019
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