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.
Published: 2014-12-19
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 2.8% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-6278 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.
History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ettercap-project Ettercap
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T12:17:23.943Z

Reserved: 2014-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-6396

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-12-19T15:59:07.347

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-6396

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses