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#62 ettercap -G doesn't show text
I installed ettercap via Homebrew and whenever I try to open the GUI with ettercap -G, I get this: http://t.co/wndw0FAm
It seems to be a weird encoding issue and it's not displaying any characters.
Problem
Hi Vlad, in order to take care of this particular bug we need to know:
1) operating system you are running (seems to be osx)
2) wich locale are you using (maybe a locale from est europe, if I understand correctly your name :))
3) if the problem persists if you try to build the latest ettercap from ettercap_rc branch on https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap
please try to build the latest ettercap_rc and tell us if the problem persists
https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/blob/ettercap_rc/README.BUGS
https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/blob/ettercap_rc/README.GIT
(istructions for building it)
thanks
Hi locutusofborg1,
I am indeed on OS X (Mountain Lion - 10.8).
I tried following your instructions to build the RC version but I couldn't follow through as I am on a Mac, not Linux. cmake command doesn't work :D
Vlad
I'm not a mac user but in the cmake project site I see a mac version...
http://www.cmake.org/cmake/resources/software.html
Right,
I think I am a bit confused now.
I installed ettercap 0.7.4.1 via Homebrew (brew install ettercap).
I managed to clone the git for ettercap rc and build it but I don't know how to actually install it (and replace my old version of ettercap) and make sure that it works nicely with the other dependancies installed by Homebrew. Is there a .tar.gz of the latest version that I could use?
Vlad
After building ettercap you can just run the program, or make install it.
this is what I do in the ubuntu side.
git clone https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap
cd ettercap/
git checkout ettercap_rc
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
cd ..
./build/src/ettercap -G
Got this when doing "make":
Vlads-MBA:build vladjiman$ make
[ 20%] Built target ec_interfaces
[ 61%] Built target ettercap
[ 66%] Built target ec_wdg
[ 66%] Built target arp_cop
[ 66%] Built target autoadd
[ 67%] Built target chk_poison
[ 67%] Built target dns_spoof
[ 67%] Built target dos_attack
[ 68%] Built target dummy
[ 68%] Built target find_conn
[ 69%] Built target find_ettercap
[ 69%] Built target find_ip
[ 69%] Built target finger
[ 70%] Built target finger_submit
[ 70%] Built target gre_relay
[ 71%] Built target gw_discover
[ 71%] Built target isolate
[ 71%] Built target link_type
[ 72%] Built target nbns_spoof
[ 72%] Built target pptp_chapms1
[ 72%] Built target pptp_clear
[ 73%] Built target pptp_pap
[ 73%] Built target pptp_reneg
[ 74%] Built target rand_flood
[ 74%] Built target remote_browser
[ 74%] Built target reply_arp
[ 75%] Built target repoison_arp
[ 75%] Built target scan_poisoner
[ 76%] Built target search_promisc
[ 76%] Built target smb_clear
[ 76%] Built target smb_down
[ 77%] Built target smurf_attack
[ 77%] Building C object plug-ins/CMakeFiles/sslstrip.dir/sslstrip/sslstrip.c.o
/Users/vladjiman/ettercap/plug-ins/sslstrip/sslstrip.c:50:2: error: #error libcurl 7.26.0 or up is needed
make[2]: *** [plug-ins/CMakeFiles/sslstrip.dir/sslstrip/sslstrip.c.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [plug-ins/CMakeFiles/sslstrip.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2
Vlads-MBA:build vladjiman$
I have installed curl via Homebrew but I get the same error. Any ideas? :D
your curl version is too old, you can build it yourself by downloading it from here http://curl.haxx.se/download.html
and
tar xjvf curl...
cd curl...
./configure
make
sudo make install
You are extremely helpful!
I managed to build it. However, the same problem occurs in the 0.7.5 version. Here is a screen with the main interface and the "Help" open: http://cl.ly/image/131J3b451k1u
I forgot to mention earlier that the locale is United Kingdom (you guessed my name correctly, but I relocated long time ago :P)
ok just one thing more, please compile in debug mode (I'm pretty sure this wont help us in finding the problem)
and try again.
In order to do so, you just have to
cmake ..
ccmake .
press "enter" key, write "Debug" on keyboard "esc" and "g"
after this just make and (if you want) make install.
Post here any relevant log
I get this when I do "ccmake ."
http://cl.ly/image/2x0F0n3S2d3X
Your combination of keys won't result in anything :(
this is the right screenshot, as said to the bottom you have to press enter to start editing, you have to "Debug" after CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE and esc and g to save and exit
Right, did that, "make" and "./build/src/ettercap -G". No log appeared, just the usual ettercap window with the missing text...
I'm pretty sure there is a log... :)
in your ettercap directory there should be a file called "ettercap-0.7.5_debug.log"
Absolute genius!
Here is the log: http://cl.ly/0c1l2n0h3l3S
ok there is nothing relevant in the log you just have a good gtk version and an older openssl and everything else, but this is not a problem, this seems to be a bug about a wrong locale, so I may suggest to try to run ettercap with the flag -C
(curses library, just to be sure the bug isn't in gtk), and try to change the locale of the system.
I used to run it in -C but being a newbie like me, I find it difficult to navigate that interface (adding targets and such).
Try to change the locale of the system?
the curses interface needs only the esc, enter and arrows keys, so easier than what you may think :)
Ok based on your last comment seems to be that you are reading the menu and every string correctly (just you don't know how to navigate).
So I may assume this is a bug in gtk library (I don't think the bug is in the ettercap side, since the strings are hard coded and I don't think this is a locale issue since I'm italian and we have the same locale)
Hmm, so what's to be done then?
I think you have to report a bug into [1] affecting gtk+ [2] reporting a probable regression and linking this bug.
If you don't want to report it I can do this for you, but it will be difficult for me contacting upstream developers and you everytime.
Also link them this bug :)
many thanks
[1] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi
[2] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/browse.cgi?product=gtk%2B
Well, I've no idea how to report and link to issues so I think it would be a lot more productive if you did it. If you comment on here with the issue link, I will follow that one (so you won't have to update me :P)
there is no linking of bugs, just post into a comment :)
this is the bug, please follow it thanks
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=683294
Tracking it, thanks Gianfranco! :D
Hi Vlad please answer to the bug tracker on gtk+
I don't know how to install GTK+ demo on Mac :s