Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2014-6395 is a memory-corruption flaw in Ettercap’s PostgreSQL dissector. A crafted password length value can crash the process and may allow code execution. The source bundle names Ettercap before 0.8.1 as affected. Risk depends on whether Ettercap is installed and processing untrusted or attacker-controlled PostgreSQL traffic. Exposure is limited to systems running vulnerable Ettercap versions before 0.8.1, especially packet inspection, lab, assessment, or monitoring hosts that parse PostgreSQL traffic from untrusted networks. Prioritize remediation where Ettercap is deployed on security tooling, shared labs, or monitoring systems exposed to untrusted traffic. The business risk is service disruption and potential compromise of a trusted analysis host. Mitigation focus: Inventory all Ettercap installations and package sources.; Upgrade Ettercap to 0.8.1 or a later vendor-fixed release.; Apply Gentoo GLSA-201505-01 guidance where Gentoo packages are used..
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
Execution behavior lookup
The CVE wording references code or command execution, so execution technique review may help defensive triage. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupCredential and access behavior lookup
The CVE wording references authentication or credential exposure, so valid-account and credential-access review may help. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2014-6395 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- GLSA-201505-01CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.obrela.com/home/security-labs/advisories/osi-advisory-osi-1402/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/e3abe7d7585ecc420a7cab73313216613aadad5aCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.