Is CVE-2014-9378 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-9378 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-9378?

CVE-2014-9378 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-9378?

CVE-2014-9378 has an EPSS score of 3.91% (89th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9378?

Upgrade ettercap on debian 11 to 1:0.8.1-3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-9378

HIGHEPSS 89th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Ettercap 0.8.1 does not validate certain return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) name to the parse_line function in mdns_spoof/mdns_spoof.c or (2) base64 encoded password to the dissector_imap function in dissectors/ec_imap.c.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

ettercapDebian

Fixed in:1:0.8.1-3CVE-2014-9378

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

3.91%probability of exploitation in 30 days

89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references6

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CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
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CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.