CVE-2005-1796 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Format string vulnerability in the curses_msg function in the Ncurses interface (ec_curses.c) for Ettercap before 0.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.07878.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian Subscribe	Debian Linux Subscribe
Ettercap Subscribe	Ettercap Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ettercap:ettercap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-1798	Format string vulnerability in the curses_msg function in the Ncurses interface (ec_curses.c) for Ettercap before 0.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://ettercap.sourceforge.net/history.php
http://secunia.com/advisories/15535
http://secunia.com/advisories/15664
http://secunia.com/advisories/16000
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014084
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-749
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-07.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13820
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0670

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-01T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:06:56.577Z

Reserved: 2005-06-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-1796

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-05-31T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-1796

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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