Format String Vulnerability in SOCKS Dissector of Ethereal 0.8.7 - 0.9.9

Format String Vulnerability in SOCKS Dissector of Ethereal 0.8.7 - 0.9.9

CVE-2003-0081 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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