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CVE-2014-9379

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2014-12-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The radius_get_attribute function in dissectors/ec_radius.c in Ettercap 0.8.1 performs an incorrect cast, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

Affected products

• Ettercap: 0.8.1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534248/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71698
• https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/607
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-01
• https://www.obrela.com/home/security-labs/advisories/osi-advisory-osi-1402/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534248/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71698
• https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/607
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-01
• https://www.obrela.com/home/security-labs/advisories/osi-advisory-osi-1402/

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