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FKIE_CVE-2014-9376

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-12-19 15:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:18
Severity
Summary
Integer underflow in Ettercap 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a small (1) size variable value in the dissector_dhcp function in dissectors/ec_dhcp.c, (2) length value to the dissector_gg function in dissectors/ec_gg.c, or (3) string length to the get_decode_len function in ec_utils.c or a request without a (4) username or (5) password to the dissector_TN3270 function in dissectors/ec_TN3270.c.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ettercap-project ettercap 0.8.1

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  "evaluatorComment": "\u003ca href=\"http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/191.html\"\u003eCWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)\u003c/a\u003e",
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:18:13.077",
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