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RHSA-2002:169

RHSA-2002:169 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Red HatRed Hat Linux 7.3
Red HatRed Hat Linux 7.2

Timeline

  • Aug 29, 2002 CVE Published
  • Nov 21, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Aug 7, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Aug 7, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Aug 7, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Aug 7, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Aug 7, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Aug 7, 2026 Security Advisory
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