DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8366

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8366
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8366.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8366
Upstream
Published
2017-04-30T19:59:00.350Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:01:53.830262Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The strescape function in ec_strings.c in Ettercap 0.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted filter that is mishandled by etterfilter.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / ettercap

Package

Name
ettercap
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ettercap?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.8.2-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8366.json"

Debian:12 / ettercap

Package

Name
ettercap
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ettercap?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.8.2-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8366.json"

Debian:13 / ettercap

Package

Name
ettercap
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ettercap?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.8.2-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8366.json"

Debian:14 / ettercap

Package

Name
ettercap
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ettercap?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.8.2-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8366.json"