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CVE-2014-9378
published 2014-12-19

CVE-2014-9378: Ettercap 0.8.1 does not validate certain return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code…

PriorityP345high7.5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCPIPAP
EXPLOIT
EPSS
3.91%
89.0th percentile
Ettercap 0.8.1 does not validate certain return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) name to the parse_line function in mdns_spoof/mdns_spoof.c or (2) base64 encoded password to the dissector_imap function in dissectors/ec_imap.c.

Affected

6 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianettercap< ettercap 1:0.8.1-3 (bookworm)ettercap 1:0.8.1-3 (bookworm)
ettercap-projectettercap
ettercap-projectettercap>= 0 < 1:0.8.1-31:0.8.1-3
ettercap-projectettercap>= 0 < 1:0.8.1-31:0.8.1-3
ettercap-projectettercap>= 0 < 1:0.8.1-31:0.8.1-3
ettercap-projectettercap>= 0 < 1:0.8.1-31:0.8.1-3

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
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