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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…
High7.5EPSS 3.9%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.7% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- GLSA-201505-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://www.obrela.com/home/security-labs/advisories/osi-advisory-osi-1402/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/610 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20141216 "Ettercap 8.0 - 8.1" multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 71695 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/604 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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