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CVE-2003-0431 — HIGH severity vulnerability (The tvb_get_nstringz0 function in Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlie)

The tvb_get_nstringz0 function in Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier does not properly handle a zero-length buffer size, with unknown consequences.

CVE IDCVE-2003-0431
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score10.0
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2003-07-24
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionThe tvb_get_nstringz0 function in Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier does not properly handle a zero-length buffer size, with unknown consequences.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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