CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1796

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Format string vulnerability in the curses_msg function of the Ncurses interface (ec_curses.c) in Ettercap before version 0.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely take control of the system running the vulnerable Ettercap, leading to full compromise of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

Immediately update Ettercap to version 0.7.3 or later, which fixes this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS