| Name | CVE-2005-1796 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-749-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 311615 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ettercap (PTS) | buster | 1:0.8.2-10 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1:0.8.3.1-3 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 1:0.8.3.1-11 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1:0.8.3.1-13 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ettercap | source | sarge | 1:0.7.1-1sarge1 | medium | DSA-749-1 | |
| ettercap | source | (unstable) | 1:0.7.1-1.1 | 311615 |