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CVE-2010-3843

Published: 28 May 2021

The GTK version of ettercap uses a global settings file at /tmp/.ettercap_gtk and does not verify ownership of this file. When parsing this file for settings in gtkui_conf_read() (src/interfacesgtk/ec_gtk_conf.c), an unchecked sscanf() call allows a maliciously placed settings file to overflow a statically-sized buffer on the stack.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
mitigated by YAMA on natty and newer

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
ettercap
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(1:0.8.0-11ubuntu0.3)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(1:0.8.0-11ubuntu0.3)
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
natty Ignored
(end of life)
oneiric Ignored
(end of life)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
quantal Ignored
(end of life)
raring Ignored
(end of life)
saucy Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [1:0.8.0-11ubuntu0.3])
upstream
Released (1:0.7.4-1)
utopic Ignored
(end of life)
vivid Ignored
(end of life)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial Not vulnerable
(1:0.8.0-11ubuntu0.3)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/drizztbsd/ettercap/commit/7f8a7a8cc18fd852c795f3f531d98ca8b58f5cbc

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H