MGASA-2015-0012

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    MGASA-2015-0012

    Published: 7 Jan 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated ettercap packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: Updated ettercap package fixes security vulnerabilities: Heap-based buffer overflow in the dissector_postgresql function in dissectors/ec_postgresql.c in Ettercap before 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted password length value that is inconsistent with the actual length of the password (CVE-2014-6395). The dissector_postgresql function in dissectors/ec_postgresql.c in Ettercap before 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted password length, which triggers a 0 character to be written to an arbitrary memory location (CVE-2014-6396). Integer underflow in Ettercap 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a small size variable value in the dissector_dhcp function in dissectors/ec_dhcp.c, length value to the dissector_gg function in dissectors/ec_gg.c, or string length to the get_decode_len function in ec_utils.c or a request without a username or password to the dissector_TN3270 function in dissectors/ec_TN3270.c (CVE-2014-9376). Heap-based buffer overflow in the nbns_spoof function in plug-ins/nbns_spoof/nbns_spoof.c in Ettercap 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large netbios packet (CVE-2014-9377). Ettercap 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 name to the parse_line function in mdns_spoof/mdns_spoof.c or base64 encoded password to the dissector_imap function in dissectors/ec_imap.c (CVE-2014-9378). The radius_get_attribute function in dissectors/ec_radius.c in Ettercap 8.1 performs an incorrect cast, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2014-9379). The dissector_cvs function in dissectors/ec_cvs.c in Ettercap 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a packet containing only a CVS_LOGIN signature (CVE-2014-9380). Integer signedness error in the dissector_cvs function in dissectors/ec_cvs.c in Ettercap 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted password, which triggers a large memory allocation (CVE-2014-9381).

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ettercap

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/ettercap?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.8.0-3.1.mga4

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High