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Status published
High
CVE-2005-1796
Format string vulnerability in the curses_msg function in the Ncurses...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014084
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15535
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-749
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15664
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0670
- http://ettercap.sourceforge.net/history.php
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-07.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13820
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16000
Affected Vendor
ettercap
View all reports →Affected Software
ettercap, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 3.0, 3.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 1st, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.