Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 30, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-8366
CVE-2017-8366
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.
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Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:ettercap_project:ettercap:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
2- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/29/ettercap-etterfilter-heap-based-buffer-overflow-write/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3874nvd
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