CVE catalog

CVE-2010-3844

ettercap: CVE-2010-3844

Severity: Medium · CVSS 5.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Published: Oct 7, 2010, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.40% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	ettercap	sid	`1:0.8.4.1-2`	fixed
Debian	ettercap	trixie	`1:0.8.3.1-14`	fixed
Debian	ettercap	bookworm	`1:0.8.3.1-11`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	ettercap	source	sid	`1:0.7.4-1`	unimportant	Not reported	[600130]
Debian	ettercap	source	trixie	`1:0.7.4-1`	unimportant	Not reported	[600130]
Debian	ettercap	source	bookworm	`1:0.7.4-1`	unimportant	Not reported	[600130]

[Debian bug #600130]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[ettercap-common]Fixed
Source package: [ettercap]
Details (2)
- 1:0.8.3.1-11 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.7.4-1
  dsa · ettercap · debian · bookworm; dsa · ettercap · debian · 12
- 1:0.8.3.1-11 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.7.4-1
  dsa · ettercap · debian · bookworm; dsa · ettercap · debian · 12
[ettercap-graphical]Fixed
Source package: [ettercap]
Details (2)
- 1:0.8.3.1-11 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.7.4-1
  dsa · ettercap · debian · bookworm; dsa · ettercap · debian · 12
- 1:0.8.3.1-11 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.7.4-1
  dsa · ettercap · debian · bookworm; dsa · ettercap · debian · 12
[ettercap-text-only]Fixed
Source package: [ettercap]
Details (2)
- 1:0.8.3.1-11 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.7.4-1
  dsa · ettercap · debian · bookworm; dsa · ettercap · debian · 12
- 1:0.8.3.1-11 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.7.4-1
  dsa · ettercap · debian · bookworm; dsa · ettercap · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[ettercap-common]Fixed
Source package: [ettercap]
Details (2)
- 1:0.8.3.1-14 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.7.4-1
  dsa · ettercap · debian · 13
- 1:0.8.3.1-14 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.7.4-1
  dsa · ettercap · debian · 13
[ettercap-graphical]Fixed
Source package: [ettercap]
Details (2)
- 1:0.8.3.1-14 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.7.4-1
  dsa · ettercap · debian · 13
- 1:0.8.3.1-14 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.7.4-1
  dsa · ettercap · debian · 13
[ettercap-text-only]Fixed
Source package: [ettercap]
Details (2)
- 1:0.8.3.1-14 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.7.4-1
  dsa · ettercap · debian · 13
- 1:0.8.3.1-14 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:0.7.4-1
  dsa · ettercap · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:05:03 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]