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CVE-2014-6396 (GCVE-0-2014-6396)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-12-19 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 12:17
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2014-12-16 00:00
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