Out-of-Bounds The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package ettercap  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1704-ETTERCAP-639499
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed11 Jan 2013

Introduced: 11 Jan 2013

CVE-2013-0722  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:17.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ettercap package and not the ettercap package as distributed by Ubuntu.

Stack-based buffer overflow in the scan_load_hosts function in ec_scan.c in Ettercap 0.7.5.1 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse hosts list containing a long line.