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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201505-01

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201505-01
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Severity: Normal
Title: Ettercap: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 13, 2015
Bugs: #532764
ID: 201505-01

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

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

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-analyzer/ettercap < 0.8.2 >= 0.8.2

Description
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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
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Ettercap users should upgrade to the latest version:

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

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-6395
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6395
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-6396
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6396
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-9376
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9376
[ 4 ] CVE-2014-9377
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9377
[ 5 ] CVE-2014-9378
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9378
[ 6 ] CVE-2014-9379
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9379
[ 7 ] CVE-2014-9380
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9380
[ 8 ] CVE-2014-9381
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9381

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-01

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

 

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