CVE-2005-1796 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2005-06-01

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 8.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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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.

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 0.08186.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

No history.

Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Ettercap Ettercap

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-01T04:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2005-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-1796

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-1796

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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