security flaw
Published Apr 2, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.51%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 2.2
No data.
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:088
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:088
Red Hat Powertools 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:036
Red Hat Powertools 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:036
Red Hat Powertools 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:036
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:088 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:088 |
| Red Hat Powertools 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:036 |
| Red Hat Powertools 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:036 |
| Red Hat Powertools 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:036 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.51% (0.05508) | 92.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.51% (0.05508) | 91.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 2, 2025 | 7.74% (0.07736) | 91.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.82% (0.05817) | 89.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.33% (0.10330) | 88.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 5.82% (0.05817) | 89.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.93% (0.08926) | 91.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.65% (0.03650) | 92.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 17, 2024 | 3.65% (0.03650) | 91.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2023 | 2.92% (0.02924) | 89.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.47% (0.02466) | 88.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 81.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-037.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERABroken Link
- http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000505 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVABroken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102268626526119&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-130 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00004.html x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9204.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-036.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-088.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4806 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0401 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616775 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0401
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0401
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.