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CVE-2002-1355
Multiple integer signedness errors in the BGP dissector in Ethereal 0.9.7 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.7%
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Description
Multiple integer signedness errors in the BGP dissector in Ethereal 0.9.7 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed messages.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 23% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- RHSA-2002:290 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.ethereal.com/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ethereal/packet-bgp.c.diff?r1=1.68&r2=1.69 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00007.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .