Description
The tvb_get_nstringz0 function in Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier does not properly handle a zero-length buffer size, with unknown consequences.
Published: 2003-06-18
Score: 10.0 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2003-0425 The tvb_get_nstringz0 function in Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier does not properly handle a zero-length buffer size, with unknown consequences.
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Ethereal Group Ethereal
Redhat Enterprise Linux Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:50:48.193Z

Reserved: 2003-06-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0431

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-07-24T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0431

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2003-0431 - Bugzilla

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