7.5

CVE-2002-0401: debian debian_linux NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 02-04-2003Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2002-0401 is a high (CVSS 7.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 5.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.51%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-04-2003
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

SMB dissector in Ethereal 0.9.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via malformed packets that cause Ethereal to dereference a NULL pointer.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

5.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 5.51% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
5.51%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
Ethereal1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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