| Name | CVE-2014-6396 |
| Description | The dissector_postgresql function in dissectors/ec_postgresql.c in Ettercap before 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted password length, which triggers a 0 character to be written to an arbitrary memory location. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 773416 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| ettercap (PTS) | bullseye | 1:0.8.3.1-3 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:0.8.3.1-11 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1:0.8.3.1-13 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| ettercap | source | squeeze | (not affected) | | | |
| ettercap | source | (unstable) | 1:0.8.1-3 | | | 773416 |
Notes
[squeeze] - ettercap <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present according to upstream author in https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=773416#20)