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CVE-2002-0401

SMB dissector in Ethereal 0.9.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

7.5 High

CVE-2002-0401 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ethereal, published June 18, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.51%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

SMB dissector in Ethereal 0.9.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via malformed packets that cause Ethereal to dereference a NULL pointer.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

5.51%Down 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

SMB dissector in Ethereal 0.9.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via malformed packets that cause Ethereal to dereference a NULL pointer.

Record: CVE-2002-0401
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

SMB dissector in Ethereal 0.9.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via malformed packets that cause Ethereal to dereference a NULL pointer.

Record: CVE-2002-0401
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2002-0398 No score

SMB dissector in Ethereal 0.9.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via malformed packets that cause Ethereal to dereference a NULL pointer.

Record: EUVD-2002-0398
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9mw9-fqx9-v6vp No score

SMB dissector in Ethereal 0.9.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

SMB dissector in Ethereal 0.9.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via malformed packets that cause Ethereal to dereference a NULL pointer.

Record: GHSA-9mw9-fqx9-v6vp
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

References

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