CVEvulnerability
CVE-2014-6395
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2014-12-19
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the dissector_postgresql function in dissectors/ec_postgresql.c in Ettercap before 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted password length value that is inconsistent with the actual length of the password.
Affected configurations
• ettercap-project ettercap (<= 0.8.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534248/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71689 www.securityfocus.com
- https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/e3abe7d7585ecc420a7cab73313216613aadad5a github.com
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-01 security.gentoo.org
- https://www.obrela.com/home/security-labs/advisories/osi-advisory-osi-1402/ www.obrela.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534248/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71689 www.securityfocus.com
- https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/e3abe7d7585ecc420a7cab73313216613aadad5a github.com
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-01 security.gentoo.org
- https://www.obrela.com/home/security-labs/advisories/osi-advisory-osi-1402/ www.obrela.com