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ettercap — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9376

Integer underflow in Ettercap 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a small (1) size variable value in the dissector_dhcp function in dissectors/ec_dhcp.c, (2) length value to the dissector_gg function in dissectors/ec_gg.c, or (3) string length to the get_decode_len function in ec_utils.c or a request without a (4) username or (5) password to the dissector_TN3270 function in dissectors/ec_TN3270.c.

Products
ettercap
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1:0.8.1-3
CVEs
CVE-2014-9376
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 21:36 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9376

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Dec 2014, 15:59 UTC

Integer underflow in Ettercap 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a small (1) size variable value in the dissector_dhcp function in dissectors/ec_dhcp.c, (2) length value to the dissector_gg function in dissectors/ec_gg.c, or (3) string length to the get_decode_len function in ec_utils.c or a request without a (4) username or (5) password to the dissector_TN3270 function in dissectors/ec_TN3270.c.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9376

ettercap

Fixed versions: 1:0.8.1-3

ettercap

Fixed versions: 1:0.8.1-3

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9376",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9376",
    "summary": "Integer underflow in Ettercap 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a small (1) size variable value in the dissector_dhcp function in dissectors/ec_dhcp.c, (2) length value to the dissector_gg function in dissectors/ec_gg.c, or (3) string length to the get_decode_len function in ec_utils.c or a request without a (4) username or (5) password to the dissector_TN3270 function in dissectors/ec_TN3270.c.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9376",
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        "name": {
          "value": "ettercap",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
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            "value": "1:0.8.1-3",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
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    "severity": "unknown",
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          },
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          },
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T15:47:23.754199745Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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        "CVE-2014-9376"
      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9376"
      ]
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      {
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 413763,
  "published_at": "2014-12-19T15:59:27.097+00:00"
}