CVE-2014-9378 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause crashes or execute arbitrary code in Ettercap via crafted mDNS names or IMAP passwords due to improper input validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-9378?
CVE-2014-9378 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Dec 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Ettercap 0.8.1 does not validate certain return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) name to the parse_line function in mdns_spoof/mdns_spoof.c or (2) base64 encoded password to the dissector_imap function in dissectors/ec_imap.c.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9378?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ettercap-Project Ettercap.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9378?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-9378 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9378 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9378, GHSA-whfw-x4pp-hv9m.