security flaw
Published Apr 2, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.85%
Description
Buffer overflow in X11 dissector in Ethereal 0.9.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code while Ethereal is parsing keysyms.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 0.9_.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:170
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 Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:170 |
| 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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.85% (0.04852) | 91.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.85% (0.04852) | 90.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.65% (0.02648) | 84.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.93% (0.02926) | 91.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2023 | 2.93% (0.02926) | 89.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.47% (0.02467) | 88.35th | 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) |
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-037.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000505 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102268626526119&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-130 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00004.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9203.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-036.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-088.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-170.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4805 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0402 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616776 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0402
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0402
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.