Bug 1447316 (CVE-2017-8366)

Summary:	CVE-2017-8366 ettercap: Heap-based buffer overflow in strescape function in ec_strings.c
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Adam Mariš <amaris>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Description Adam Mariš 2017-05-02 12:15:54 UTC

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.

Upstream bug report:

https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/issues/792

Comment 1 Adam Mariš 2017-05-02 12:16:14 UTC

Created ettercap tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-6 [bug 1447317]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1447318]

Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-06-08 03:11:49 UTC

This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commercially supported Red Hat product. Refer to the dependent bugs for status of those individual community products.