Ettercap 'dissectors/ec_cvs.c' Out of Bounds Read Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:71691

Info

Ettercap 'dissectors/ec_cvs.c' Out of Bounds Read Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 71691
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2014-9380
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 16 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 15 2015 12:16AM
Credit: Nick Sampanis
Vulnerable: Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Ettercap 'dissectors/ec_cvs.c' Out of Bounds Read Denial of Service Vulnerability

Ettercap is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.



Attackers can exploit this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

Exploit / POC

Ettercap 'dissectors/ec_cvs.c' Out of Bounds Read Denial of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can use standard, readily available tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Ettercap 'dissectors/ec_cvs.c' Out of Bounds Read Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Ettercap 'dissectors/ec_cvs.c' Out of Bounds Read Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

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