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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!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>2005-06-11</announced>
<revised count="01">2005-06-11</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 ">=net-analyzer/ettercap-0.7.3"</code>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="https://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1796">CAN-2005-1796</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-06-08T08:05:23Z">
koon
</metadata>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-06-08T16:01:35Z">
DerCorny
</metadata>
<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-06-11T08:22:41Z">
koon
</metadata>
</glsa>
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