{"cve":"CVE-2017-8366","nvd":{"published":"2017-04-30T19:59:00.350","modified":"2026-06-17T01:26:15.617","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3874","https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/29/ettercap-etterfilter-heap-based-buffer-overflow-write/","http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3874","https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/29/ettercap-etterfilter-heap-based-buffer-overflow-write/"],"products":["ettercap_project:ettercap"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:42:28.077359912+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-8366","score":0.01711,"percentile":0.77358,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}