security flaw
Published Mar 26, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.79%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the NTLMSSP code for Ethereal 0.9.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.8.18
- 0.9.0
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 0.9.4
- 0.9.5
- 0.9.6
- 0.9.7
- 0.9.8
- 0.9.9
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:077
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:077
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:077
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:076
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:076
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:076
Red Hat Linux 9
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:076
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:077
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:077 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:076 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:076 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:076 |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:076 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:077 |
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 | 3.79% (0.03793) | 89.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.79% (0.03793) | 88.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.41% (0.02414) | 84.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.93% (0.02926) | 91.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 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 | 5.14% (0.05139) | 89.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.14% (0.05139) | 88.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.14% (0.05139) | 75.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104741640924709&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00008.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:051 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_019_ethereal.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7050 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0159 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616988 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0159
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A55 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0159
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104741640924709&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00008.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:051 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_019_ethereal.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7050 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0159 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616988 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0159 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A55 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0159 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.