PT-2014-8972
CVE-2014-9377
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Published
2014-12-19
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Updated
2020-02-26
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.5
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Ettercap version 0.8.1
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists in the nbns spoof function, located in plug-ins/nbns spoof/nbns spoof.c. This allows remote attackers to potentially cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code by sending a large netbios packet.
Recommendations
For Ettercap version 0.8.1, consider disabling the nbns spoof function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the nbns spoof module to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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