CVE-2003-0081 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Format string vulnerability in packet-socks.c of the SOCKS d)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-0081 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-03-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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