| Name | CVE-2010-3844 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 600130 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| ettercap (PTS) | bullseye | 1:0.8.3.1-3 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:0.8.3.1-11 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1:0.8.3.1-14 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| ettercap | source | (unstable) | 1:0.7.4-1 | unimportant | | 600130 |
Notes
Very far-fetched attack vector