CVE-2014-9378: Input Validation
First published: Fri Dec 19 2014(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Ettercap | =0.8.1 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534248/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71695
- https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/604
- https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/610
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-01
- https://www.obrela.com/home/security-labs/advisories/osi-advisory-osi-1402/
- agent/references
- agent/type
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/weakness
- agent/author
- agent/severity
- agent/event
- agent/description
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/source
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- vendor/ettercap-project
- canonical/ettercap
- version/ettercap/0.8.1