HIGH
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
Published Jun 1, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.49%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 3.0
- 3.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.49% 0.05488
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05488
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.49% (0.05488) | 92.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.49% (0.05488) | 91.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 8.19% (0.08186) | 92.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 7.15% (0.07149) | 91.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 5.96% (0.05959) | 90.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.88% (0.07878) | 91.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.49% (0.04488) | 81.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.88% (0.07878) | 91.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 12.89% (0.12891) | 95.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 8.65% (0.08649) | 94.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 21, 2023 | 10.72% (0.10718) | 94.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 14.41% (0.14414) | 94.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 12.68% (0.12683) | 94.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 14.41% (0.14414) | 94.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 18.57% (0.18565) | 95.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 88.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://ettercap.sourceforge.net/history.php x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15535 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15664 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16000 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014084 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-749 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-07.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13820 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0670 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ettercap.sourceforge.net/history.php | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/15535 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/15664 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16000 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014084 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-749 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-07.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13820 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0670 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 1, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 1, 2005
Link CVE-2005-1796
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a