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CVE-2005-1796

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2005-05-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Ettercap EttercapDebian Debian Linux

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References