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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200506-07
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Severity: High
Title: Ettercap: Format string vulnerability
Date: June 11, 2005
Bugs: #94474
ID: 200506-07
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Synopsis
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A format string vulnerability in Ettercap could allow a remote attacker
to execute arbitrary code.
Background
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Ettercap is a suite of tools for content filtering, sniffing and man in
the middle attacks on a LAN.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-analyzer/ettercap < 0.7.3 >= 0.7.3
Description
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The curses_msg function of Ettercap's Ncurses-based user interface
insecurely implements formatted printing.
Impact
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A remote attacker could craft a malicious network flow that would
result in executing arbitrary code with the rights of the user running
the Ettercap tool, which is often root.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Ettercap users should upgrade to the latest available version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/ettercap-0.7.3"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-1796
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1796
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200506-07.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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