VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2005-1796
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability5.49%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-05-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Permissions Required
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link