CVE-2017-6430

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6430
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-6430.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-6430
Downstream
Published
2017-03-15T15:59:01Z
Modified
2026-10-20T13:24:14Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/ettercap/ettercap

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/ettercap/ettercap
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Last Affected
09dfbe5e1ae5e4c2868b3aaa942c197845c51843
Database specific
Show details 
{
    "extracted_events":  [
        {
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            "range":  [
                {
                    "introduced":  "0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected":  "0.8.2"
                }
            ],
            "source":  "CPE_RANGE"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

v0.*
v0.7.5
v0.7.5.1
v0.7.5.2
v0.7.5.3
v0.7.6
v0.8.0
v0.8.1
v0.8.2

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-6430.json"

Git / github.com/locutusofborg/ettercap

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/locutusofborg/ettercap
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
626dc56686f15f2dda13c48f78c2a666cb6d8506
Database specific
Show details 
{
    "extracted_events":  [
        {
            "range":  [
                {
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                }
            ],
            "source":  "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

upstream/0.*
upstream/0.7.5
upstream/0.7.5.1
upstream/0.7.5.2
upstream/0.7.5.3
upstream/0.7.6
upstream/0.8.0
upstream/0.8.0+git20140910
upstream/0.8.1
v0.*
v0.7.5
v0.7.5.1
v0.7.5.2
v0.7.5.3
v0.7.6
v0.8.0
v0.8.1
v0.8.2
version_0.*
version_0.7.4
version_0.7.4.1

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-6430.json"
vanir_signatures 
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vanir_signatures_modified 
"2026-10-20T13:24:14Z"