CVE-2014-9378

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    CVE-2014-9378

    Published: 19 Dec 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-01, https://www.obrela.com/home/security-labs/advisories/osi-advisory-osi-1402/, https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/604, https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/610, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534248/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71695

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High