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sniffit — security advisory
Multiple Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities exists in Sniffit prior to 0.3.7 via a crafted configuration file that will bypass Non-eXecutable bit NX, stack smashing protector SSP, and address space layout randomization ASLR protection mechanisms, which could let a malicious user execute arbitrary code.
- Products
- sniffit
- Affected versions
- 0.3.5-3, 0.3.7.beta-10, 0.3.7.beta-11, 0.3.7.beta-12, 0.3.7.beta-13, 0.3.7.beta-14, 0.3.7.beta-15, 0.3.7.beta-15.1, 0.3.7.beta-16, 0.3.7.beta-16.1, 0.3.7.beta-17, 0.3.7.beta-18, 0.3.7.beta-19, 0.3.7.beta-6.1
- Fixed versions
- 0.3.7.beta-20
- CVEs
- CVE-2014-5439
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 21:52 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Multiple Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities exists in Sniffit prior to 0.3.7 via a crafted configuration file that will bypass Non-eXecutable bit NX, stack smashing protector SSP, and address space layout randomization ASLR protection mechanisms, which could let a malicious user execute arbitrary code.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5439
sniffit
Fixed versions: 0.3.7.beta-20
sniffit
Fixed versions: 0.3.7.beta-20
Complete source record
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