Vulnerability CVE-2014-9379
Published: 2014-12-19

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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Ettercap 8.0 / 8.1 Code Execution / Denial Of Service
Nick Sampanis
17.12.2014
Med.
Ettercap 0.8.0 / 0.8.1 Denial Of Service
Nick Sampanis
20.12.2014

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Ettercap project -> Ettercap 

 References:
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/
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