Vulnerability identifier: #VU40997
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Ettercap
Other software /
Other software solutions
Vendor: ettercap.sourceforge.net
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Ettercap 0.8.1 does not validate certain return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) name to the parse_line function in mdns_spoof/mdns_spoof.c or (2) base64 encoded password to the dissector_imap function in dissectors/ec_imap.c.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Ettercap: 0.8.1
External links
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534248/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71695
https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/604
https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/610
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-01
https://www.obrela.com/home/security-labs/advisories/osi-advisory-osi-1402/
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.