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CVE-2005-1796

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: May 31, 2005 Modified: Jun 16, 2026

CVSS Metrics

Affected Products (3)

Vendor Product Version
ettercap ettercap * < 0.7.3
debian debian_linux 3.0
debian debian_linux 3.1

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-m3x5-9p57-9q98

Format string vulnerability in the curses_msg function in the Ncurses interface (ec_curses.c) for...

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 7.5 / 10
EPSS Score 5.49%

Top 8% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 31.6 / 100

Data Sources

NVD EPSS GitHub