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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-9376: Ettercap: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-9376: Ettercap: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/19/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Integer underflow in Ettercap 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a small (1) size variable value in the dissector_dhcp function in dissectors/ec_dhcp.c, (2) length value to the dissector_gg function in dissectors/ec_gg.c, or (3) string length to the get_decode_len function in ec_utils.c or a request without a (4) username or (5) password to the dissector_TN3270 function in dissectors/ec_TN3270.c.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-analyzer-ettercap

References

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