CVE-2003-0081

N/A Unknown

Published: March 18, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000627

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:051

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2003/Mar/0080.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-258

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00008.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory URL Repurposed

http://www.guninski.com/etherre.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/gentoo_advisory-2949.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_019_ethereal.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-076.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7049

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11497

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A54

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000627