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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="200506-07">
+ <title>Ettercap: Format string vulnerability</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ A format string vulnerability in Ettercap could allow a remote attacker to
+ execute arbitrary code.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">ettercap</product>
+ <announced>2005-06-11</announced>
+ <revised>2005-06-11: 01</revised>
+ <bug>94474</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="net-analyzer/ettercap" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">0.7.3</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">0.7.3</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ Ettercap is a suite of tools for content filtering, sniffing and
+ man in the middle attacks on a LAN.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ The curses_msg function of Ettercap's Ncurses-based user interface
+ insecurely implements formatted printing.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="high">
+ <p>
+ A remote attacker could craft a malicious network flow that would
+ result in executing arbitrary code with the rights of the user running
+ the Ettercap tool, which is often root.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ There is no known workaround at this time.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ All Ettercap users should upgrade to the latest available version:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=net-analyzer/ettercap-0.7.3"</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1796">CAN-2005-1796</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-06-08T08:05:23Z">
+ koon
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-06-08T16:01:35Z">
+ DerCorny
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-06-11T08:22:41Z">
+ koon
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>