UBUNTU-CVE-2010-3844

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-3844
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2010/UBUNTU-CVE-2010-3844.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2010-3844
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:42:40Z
Published
2019-11-12T22:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:15:50.786771Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / ettercap

Package

Name
ettercap
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ettercap@1:0.8.0-11ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.8.0-11ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

1:0.*

1:0.7.6-1
1:0.8.0-6
1:0.8.0-11
1:0.8.0-11ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.8.0-11ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "ettercap-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.8.0-11ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "ettercap-common-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.8.0-11ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "ettercap-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.8.0-11ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "ettercap-graphical"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.8.0-11ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "ettercap-graphical-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.8.0-11ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "ettercap-text-only"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.8.0-11ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "ettercap-text-only-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}