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CVE-2014-9377 (GCVE-0-2014-9377)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-12-19 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:40
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Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the nbns_spoof function in plug-ins/nbns_spoof/nbns_spoof.c in Ettercap 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large netbios packet.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2014-12-16 00:00
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