Vulnerability CVE-2017-8366
Published: 2017-04-30

Description:
The strescape function in ec_strings.c in Ettercap 0.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted filter that is mishandled by etterfilter.

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.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3874
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/29/ettercap-etterfilter-heap-based-buffer-overflow-write/
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