Ettercap 0.8.1 does not validate certain return values, which allows remote attackers to…
Priority LOW 39CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03909 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ettercap-project:ettercap:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.1 | Vulnerable | Ettercap-project |
- cpe:2.3:a:ettercap-project:ettercap:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·Ettercap-project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9378
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whfw-x4pp-hv9m
- 2026-10-07 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
More Ettercap-project Ettercap vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-05261 Heap-based buffer overflow in the dissector_postgresql function in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-03651 Buffer overflow in ettercap CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2014-07610 The radius_get_attribute function in dissectors/ec_radius.c in Ettercap 0.8.1 performs an… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-07608 Heap-based buffer overflow in the nbns_spoof function in plug-ins/nbns_spoof/nbns_spoof.c… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-07607 Integer underflow in Ettercap 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-05262 The dissector_postgresql function in dissectors/ec_postgresql.c in Ettercap before 0.8.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2014-9378 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-9378 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-whfw-x4pp-hv9m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-9378 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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