metadata/glsa/glsa-200506-07.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">

<glsa id="200506-07">
  <title>Ettercap: Format string vulnerability</title>
  <synopsis>
    A format string vulnerability in Ettercap could allow a remote attacker to
    execute arbitrary code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">ettercap</product>
  <announced>June 11, 2005</announced>
  <revised>June 11, 2005: 01</revised>
  <bug>94474</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="net-analyzer/ettercap" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">0.7.3</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">0.7.3</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    Ettercap is a suite of tools for content filtering, sniffing and
    man in the middle attacks on a LAN.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    The curses_msg function of Ettercap's Ncurses-based user interface
    insecurely implements formatted printing.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="high">
    <p>
    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.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    All Ettercap users should upgrade to the latest available version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=net-analyzer/ettercap-0.7.3&quot;</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1796">CAN-2005-1796</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 08 Jun 2005 08:05:23 +0000">
    koon
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:01:35 +0000">
    DerCorny
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 11 Jun 2005 08:22:41 +0000">
    koon
  </metadata>
</glsa>