CVE-2010-3844: 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.

PriorityP340high8.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH

EPSS

1.40%

69.2th percentile

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.

Affected

10 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	ettercap	< ettercap 1:0.7.4-1 (bookworm)	ettercap 1:0.7.4-1 (bookworm)
ettercap-project	ettercap	—	—
ettercap-project	ettercap	>= 0 < 1:0.7.4-1	1:0.7.4-1
ettercap-project	ettercap	>= 0 < 1:0.7.4-1	1:0.7.4-1
ettercap-project	ettercap	>= 0 < 1:0.7.4-1	1:0.7.4-1
ettercap-project	ettercap	>= 0 < 1:0.7.4-1	1:0.7.4-1
ettercap	ettercap	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

osv8.8HIGH

vendor_debian8.8LOW

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