security flaw
Published Aug 2, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.78%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.9.4
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-2002:169
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:169
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-2002:169 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:169 |
| 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 | 2.78% (0.02778) | 85.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.78% (0.02778) | 84.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.94% (0.01938) | 82.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.56% (0.01558) | 86.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 2.70% (0.02703) | 90.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.12% (0.08120) | 93.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 86.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 70.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000505 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00005.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0821 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616814 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0821
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0821
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000505 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00005.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0821 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616814 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0821 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0821 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.