7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.07 Low
EPSS
Percentile
94.0%
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.
github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/e3abe7d7585ecc420a7cab73313216613aadad5a
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-6396
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6396
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-6396
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-6396
www.obrela.com/home/security-labs/advisories/osi-advisory-osi-1402/