CVE-2014-9377

Published: Dec 19, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Ettercap Project: Ettercap

Ettercap Project

1 product

Ettercap

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ettercap Project Ettercap	Version 0.8.1

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (10)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534248/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71690

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/603

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-01

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.obrela.com/home/security-labs/advisories/osi-advisory-osi-1402/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534248/100/0/threaded