Vulnerability Details : CVE-2010-3844
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.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Products affected by CVE-2010-3844
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ettercap-project:ettercap:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3844
0.53%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 64 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2010-3844
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
|
NIST | |
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8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2010-3844
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The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2010-3844
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https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=600130
#600130 - Insecure temporary file and stack buffer overflow - Debian Bug report logsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-3844
Red Hat Customer PortalBroken Link;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/4ef3ede30181eca9add74305ad26dbcb0c3686a0
More changes to mitigate: · Ettercap/ettercap@4ef3ede · GitHub
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https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3844
CVE-2010-3844Third Party Advisory
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