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GLSA-200506-07 : Ettercap: Format string vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 18464

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200506-07 (Ettercap: Format string vulnerability)

 The curses_msg function of Ettercap's Ncurses-based user interface insecurely implements formatted printing.
 Impact :

 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 :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Ettercap users should upgrade to the latest available version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-analyzer/ettercap-0.7.3'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200506-07

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18464

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200506-07.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 6/11/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:ettercap

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 6/11/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/29/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1796

GLSA: 200506-07