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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...
References (18)
- http://ettercap.sourceforge.net/history.php Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15535 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15664 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16000 Broken Link
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014084 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-749 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-07.xml Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13820 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0670 Permissions Required
- http://ettercap.sourceforge.net/history.php Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15535 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15664 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16000 Broken Link
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014084 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-749 Third Party Advisory
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