fkie_cve-2005-1796
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2005-05-31 04:00
Modified
2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://ettercap.sourceforge.net/history.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/15535Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/15664Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/16000Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1014084Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-749Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-07.xmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13820Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0670Permissions Required
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://ettercap.sourceforge.net/history.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/15535Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/15664Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/16000Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1014084Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-749Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-07.xmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13820Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0670Permissions Required
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ettercap ettercap *
debian debian_linux 3.0
debian debian_linux 3.1


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   configurations: [
      {
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            {
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                     matchCriteriaId: "BD8481EB-4660-4A60-927C-3E92CB926E2D",
                     versionEndExcluding: "0.7.3",
                     vulnerable: true,
                  },
               ],
               negate: false,
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            },
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      },
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            {
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                     vulnerable: true,
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   cveTags: [],
   descriptions: [
      {
         lang: "en",
         value: "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.",
      },
   ],
   id: "CVE-2005-1796",
   lastModified: "2025-04-03T01:03:51.193",
   metrics: {
      cvssMetricV2: [
         {
            acInsufInfo: false,
            baseSeverity: "HIGH",
            cvssData: {
               accessComplexity: "LOW",
               accessVector: "NETWORK",
               authentication: "NONE",
               availabilityImpact: "PARTIAL",
               baseScore: 7.5,
               confidentialityImpact: "PARTIAL",
               integrityImpact: "PARTIAL",
               vectorString: "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
               version: "2.0",
            },
            exploitabilityScore: 10,
            impactScore: 6.4,
            obtainAllPrivilege: false,
            obtainOtherPrivilege: false,
            obtainUserPrivilege: false,
            source: "nvd@nist.gov",
            type: "Primary",
            userInteractionRequired: false,
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   published: "2005-05-31T04:00:00.000",
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   sourceIdentifier: "cve@mitre.org",
   vulnStatus: "Deferred",
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               value: "NVD-CWE-Other",
            },
         ],
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   ],
}


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