# CVE-2014-6396: The dissector\_postgresql function in dissectors/ec\_postgresql.c in Ettercap before 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of servic

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-12-19 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-01
- https://www.obrela.com/home/security-labs/advisories/osi-advisory-osi-1402/
- https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/e3abe7d7585ecc420a7cab73313216613aadad5a
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71697
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534248/100/0/threaded

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