7.5
HIGH
CVE-2014-9379
Ettercap Radius Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 19, 2014, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-9379 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ettercap-project ettercap
1 Ettercap_project ettercap

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-9379 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-9379 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534248/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71698
    Added Reference https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/607
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-01
    Added Reference https://www.obrela.com/home/security-labs/advisories/osi-advisory-osi-1402/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ettercap_project:ettercap:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ettercap-project:ettercap:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/534248/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534248/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71698 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-01 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The radius_get_attribute function in dissectors/ec_radius.c in Ettercap 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. 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.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ettercap_project:ettercap:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.79 }} -1.10%

score

0.84886

percentile

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