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CVE-2014-5439

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-11-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

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.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
• Sniffit Project Sniffit: through 0.3.7

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129292/Sniffit-Root-Shell.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/88
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71318
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129292/Sniffit-Root-Shell.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/88
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71318

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