CVE-2014-9379 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The radius_get_attribute function in dissectors/ec_radius.c in Ettercap 0.8.1 performs an incorrect cast, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

Published: 2014-12-19

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ettercap-project:ettercap:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-9201	The radius_get_attribute function in dissectors/ec_radius.c in Ettercap 0.8.1 performs an incorrect cast, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02786.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534248/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71698
https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/607
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-01
https://www.obrela.com/home/security-labs/advisories/osi-advisory-osi-1402/

History

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Subscriptions

Ettercap-project Ettercap

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-12-19T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:40:24.985Z

Reserved: 2014-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-9379

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-12-19T15:59:29.863

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-9379

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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