Buffer overflow in Ettercap
CVE-2010-3844
An unchecked sscanf() call in ettercap before 0.7.5 allows an insecure temporary settings file to overflow a static-sized buffer on the stack.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ettercap — versions 0.7.3
- Ettercap-Project Ettercap — versions 0.7.3
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3844 (Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-3844 (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/4ef3ede30181eca9add74305ad26dbcb0c3686a0
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-3844?
- CVE-2010-3844 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ettercap, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-11-12.
- How severe is CVE-2010-3844?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.