Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 31, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2005-1796
CVE-2005-1796
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.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References
9- ettercap.sourceforge.net/history.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-749nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-07.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/13820nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- secunia.com/advisories/15535nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/15664nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/16000nvdBroken Link
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0670nvdPermissions Required
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