Ettercap: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 201505-01

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Ettercap, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Affected packages

Background

Ettercap is a comprehensive suite for man in the middle attacks.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ettercap. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/ettercap-0.8.2"
 

References

• CVE-2014-6395
• CVE-2014-6396
• CVE-2014-9376
• CVE-2014-9377
• CVE-2014-9378
• CVE-2014-9379
• CVE-2014-9380
• CVE-2014-9381

Release date
May 13, 2015

Latest revision
May 13, 2015: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

Bugzilla entries

• 532764