High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 12, 2019· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-3844
CVE-2010-3844
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.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:ettercap-project:ettercap:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ettercap-project:ettercap:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 0.7.3
Patches
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References
4- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-3844nvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3844nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/4ef3ede30181eca9add74305ad26dbcb0c3686a0nvd
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