CVE-2005-1796

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 7.88% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory sourceforge.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014084	vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/15535	third party advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-749	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15664	third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0670	vdb entry permissions required
http://ettercap.sourceforge.net/history.php	patch vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-07.xml	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13820	vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/16000	third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1796?: CVE-2005-1796 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1796?: To fix CVE-2005-1796, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-1796 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1796 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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