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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201405-12
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Severity: Normal
Title: Ettercap: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 17, 2014
Bugs: #340897, #451198
ID: 201405-12
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Ettercap, the worst of
which may allow execution of 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 < 0.7.5.2 >= 0.7.5.2
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ettercap:
* Ettercap does not handle temporary files securely (CVE-2010-3843).
* A format string flaw in Ettercap could cause a buffer overflow
(CVE-2010-3844).
* A stack-based buffer overflow exists in Ettercap (CVE-2013-0722).
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to load a specially crafted
configuration file using Ettercap, possibly resulting in execution of
arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of
Service condition.
A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary
files with the privileges of the user running the application.
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 version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/ettercap-0.7.5.2"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2010-3843
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3843
[ 2 ] CVE-2010-3844
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3844
[ 3 ] CVE-2013-0722
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-0722
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-201405-12.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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2014 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/2.5
