CVE-2002-0403
DNS dissector in Ethereal before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU...
DNS dissector in Ethereal before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed packet that causes Ethereal to enter an infinite loop.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
DNS dissector in Ethereal before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed packet that causes Ethereal to enter an infinite loop.
- Record
CVE-2002-0403- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
DNS dissector in Ethereal before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed packet that causes Ethereal to enter an infinite loop.
- Record
CVE-2002-0403- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0400 No score
DNS dissector in Ethereal before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed packet that causes Ethereal to enter an infinite loop.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0400- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6wvc-5868-5q78 No score
DNS dissector in Ethereal before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU...
DNS dissector in Ethereal before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed packet that causes Ethereal to enter an infinite loop.
- Record
GHSA-6wvc-5868-5q78- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-0403 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published June 18, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.40%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.