When was CVE-2003-0431 disclosed?

CVE-2003-0431 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 24, 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-2003-0431 actively exploited?

CVE-2003-0431 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 68.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2003-0431?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2003-0431, 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-2003-0431

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

The tvb_get_nstringz0 function in Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier does not properly handle a zero-length buffer size, with unknown consequences.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 68.3%
KEV: Not listed

References (14)

cve@mitreftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-030.0.txt
cve@mitrehttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000662
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/9007
cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-324
cve@mitrehttp://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00010.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.html
cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A101
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-030.0.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000662
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/9007
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-324
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00010.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A101

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