| Name | CVE-2017-8366 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-3874-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 861604 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| ettercap (PTS) | buster | 1:0.8.2-10 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1:0.8.3.1-3 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:0.8.3.1-11 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1:0.8.3.1-13 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/issues/792
Fixed by: https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/1083d604930ebb9f350126b83802ecd2cbc17f90