CVE-2010-3844
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.53%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2010-3844
To remediate CVE-2010-3844, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ettercap—upgrade to 1:0.7.4-1 or later
Is CVE-2010-3844 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:0.7.4-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |