Description


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.

Related CPE's


Weaknesses



CWE-787


CWE-787

CVSS impact metrics


CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.8 · High

Information


Source identifier

[email protected]

Vulnerability status

Modified

Published

2021-05-28T13:15:07.283Z

5 years ago

Last modified

2026-06-16T23:23:39.470Z

3 months ago