VDB
CVE-2017-8366
CVE-2017-8366
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
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.
EPSS 1.71% · 77.1th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
1.71%
77.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | ettercap | 0, 1:0.7.6-1, 1:0.8.0-11 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | ettercap | 0, 1:0.8.2-2, * |
Timeline
- Apr 30, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 30, 2021 EPSS Score
- May 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 9, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 14, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 18, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/29/ettercap-etterfilter-heap-based-buffer-overflow-write/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8366 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8366 advisory
- https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/issues/792 discussion