Medium
Security advisory
The compile_tree function in ef_compiler.c in the Etterfilter utility in Ettercap 0.8.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted filter.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2017-6430
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 12:15 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The compile_tree function in ef_compiler.c in the Etterfilter utility in Ettercap 0.8.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted filter.
osv:CVE-2017-6430
Complete source record
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