Summary
The remote host is missing an update to ettercap
announced via advisory DSA 749-1.
A vulnerability was discovered in the ettercap package which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system running ettercap.
The old stable distribution (woody) did not include ettercap.
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 0.7.1-1sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.7.3-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your ettercap package.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20749-1
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-1796 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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