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CVE-2002-0821

Buffer overflows in Ethereal 0.9.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of...

7.5 High

Buffer overflows in Ethereal 0.9.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via (1) the BGP dissector, or (2) the WCP dissector.

Exploit likelihood

2.78%Down 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Buffer overflows in Ethereal 0.9.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via (1) the BGP dissector, or (2) the WCP dissector.

Record
CVE-2002-0821
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflows in Ethereal 0.9.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via (1) the BGP dissector, or (2) the WCP dissector.

Record
CVE-2002-0821
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0813 No score

Buffer overflows in Ethereal 0.9.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via (1) the BGP dissector, or (2) the WCP dissector.

Record
EUVD-2002-0813
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3m4g-vxpf-x93p No score

Buffer overflows in Ethereal 0.9.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of...

Buffer overflows in Ethereal 0.9.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via (1) the BGP dissector, or (2) the WCP dissector.

Record
GHSA-3m4g-vxpf-x93p
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2002-0821 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published August 2, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.78%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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