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CVE-2010-3844
An unchecked sscanf() call in ettercap before 0.7.5 allows an insecure temporary settings file to overflow a static-sized buffer on the…
High8.8EPSS 1.4%
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- Updated
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 27% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
- Buffer Overflow
- CWE-120 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-120 and its CVEs
Affected products
References (4)
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3844 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-3844 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=600130 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/4ef3ede30181eca9add74305ad26dbcb0c3686a0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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