{"id":"MGASA-2017-0173","summary":"Updated ettercap packages fix security vulnerability","details":"The strescape function in ec_strings.c in Ettercap 0.8.2 allows remote\nattackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and\napplication crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a\ncrafted filter that is mishandled by etterfilter (CVE-2017-8366).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:25:22.088481494Z","published":"2017-06-14T15:52:21Z","upstream":["CVE-2017-8366"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0173.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20772"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/BK4IYANXQO2REIN2XSKIFCETM7EQJAUZ/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ettercap","ecosystem":"Mageia:5","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/ettercap?arch=source&distro=mageia-5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.8.2-1.1.mga5"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0173.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}