CVE-2014-9376 Affecting ettercap package, versions <1:0.8.1-3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.91% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-ETTERCAP-532136
  • published19 Dec 2014
  • disclosed19 Dec 2014

Introduced: 19 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-9376  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 ettercap to version 1:0.8.1-3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ettercap package and not the ettercap package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer underflow in Ettercap 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a small (1) size variable value in the dissector_dhcp function in dissectors/ec_dhcp.c, (2) length value to the dissector_gg function in dissectors/ec_gg.c, or (3) string length to the get_decode_len function in ec_utils.c or a request without a (4) username or (5) password to the dissector_TN3270 function in dissectors/ec_TN3270.c.

CVSS Scores

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