SB2019111230 - Buffer overflow in ettercap.sourceforge.net Ettercap
Published: November 12, 2019 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019111230
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3844)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.