Integer signedness error in the dissector_cvs function in dissectors/ec_cvs.c in Ettercap…
Priority LOW 28CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Integer signedness error in the dissector_cvs function in dissectors/ec_cvs.c in Ettercap 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted password, which triggers a large memory allocation.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02791 86th 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-2014-9381
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-48qw-96c7-m2c9
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-2014-07609 Ettercap 0.8.1 does not validate certain return values, which allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2014-9381 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-9381 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-48qw-96c7-m2c9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-9381 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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