Ettercap through 0.8.4.1 contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in gg_get_version() in src/dissectors/ec_gg.c that writes up to 44 bytes into…
Ettercap through 0.8.4.1 contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in gg_get_version() in src/dissectors/ec_gg.c that writes up to 44 bytes into a 30-byte allocation. Remote attackers can send Gadu-Gadu traffic on TCP port 8074 with a crafted version field through a monitored network to corrupt heap memory in the Ettercap process, which normally runs as root.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- Ettercap
- Product
- ettercap
- CVSS v3.1
- 8.1 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Weakness
- CWE-122
- NVD status
- Received
Why it ranks 25 (Notable)
- CVSS v3.1 8.1 high
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.