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GLSA-201405-12 : Ettercap: Multiple vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 74055
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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-201405-12 (Ettercap: Multiple vulnerabilities)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 :
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 :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All Ettercap users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-analyzer/ettercap-0.7.5.2'
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 74055
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201405-12.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 5/19/2014
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:ettercap, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-3843, CVE-2010-3844, CVE-2013-0722
GLSA: 201405-12