VDB
RHSA-2003%3A076
RHSA-2003%3A076
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL
Format string vulnerability in packet-socks.c of the SOCKS dissector for Ethereal 0.8.7 through 0.9.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via SOCKS packets containing format string specifiers.
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
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Linux 7.3 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Linux 7.2 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Linux 9 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Linux 8.0 |
Timeline
- Apr 23, 2003 CVE Published
- Nov 21, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 24, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 24, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 24, 2026 Security Advisory
- Apr 24, 2026 Security Advisory
- Apr 24, 2026 Security Advisory
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:076 advisory
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00008.html advisory
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2003/rhsa-2003_076.json advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0081 advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616959 issue
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0081 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0081 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0159 advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616988 issue
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0159 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0159 advisory