CVE-2017-6430

MEDIUM

Ettercap < 0.8.2 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule

Description

The compile_tree function in ef_compiler.c in the Etterfilter utility in Ettercap 0.8.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted filter.

References (6)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96582

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038057

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/issues/782

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/LocutusOfBorg/ettercap/commit/626dc56686f15f2dda13c48f78c2a666cb6d8506

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540223/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3874

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0023

EPSS Percentile 45.5%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-125

Status published

Affected Products (2)

ettercap-project/ettercap < 0.8.2

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Mar 15, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026