When was CVE-2003-0081 disclosed?

CVE-2003-0081 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 18, 2003, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2003-0081 actively exploited?

CVE-2003-0081 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 89.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2003-0081?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2003-0081, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2003-0081

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

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.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 89.5%
KEV: Not listed

References (26)

cve@mitrehttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000627
cve@mitrehttp://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:051
cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2003/Mar/0080.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-258
cve@mitrehttp://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00008.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.guninski.com/etherre.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/gentoo_advisory-2949.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_019_ethereal.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-076.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7049
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11497
cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A54
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000627
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:051

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