Description
An unchecked sscanf() call in ettercap before 0.7.5 allows an insecure temporary settings file to overflow a static-sized buffer on the stack.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3844
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-3844
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=600130
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/4ef3ede30181eca9add74305ad26dbcb0c3686a0
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0053
EPSS Percentile
67.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux
8.0
debian/debian_linux
9.0
debian/debian_linux
10.0
ettercap-project/ettercap
0.7.3
Published
Nov 12, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026