CVE-2010-3843CWE-787

The GTK version of ettercap uses a global settings file at /tmp/.ettercap_gtk and does not verify ownership of this file

published May 28, 2021

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
23.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00313 · 23.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2021-05-28T12:14Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 MAY 12:14Z
    The GTK version of ettercap uses a global settings file at /tmp/.ettercap_gtk and does not verify ownership of this file
    cvelistv5