Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2010-3844 (CCN-62547)

Assigned:2010-10-13
Published:2010-10-13
Updated:2020-02-26
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:8.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-120
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: oss-security
CVE request: ettercap GTK

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2010-3844

Source: CCN
Type: Ettercap Web site
Ettercap

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 68866
Ettercap src/interfaces/gtk/ec_gtk_conf.c gtkui_conf_read() Function Local Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: BID-44078
Ettercap GTK Insecure Temporary File Creation and Format String Vulnerabilities

Source: MISC
Type: Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-3844

Source: MISC
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=600130

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ettercap-format-string(62547)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/4ef3ede30181eca9add74305ad26dbcb0c3686a0

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3844

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ettercap-project:ettercap:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ettercap:ettercap:0.6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201038440000000
    V
    		CVE-2010-3844 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2019-11-12
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201038440000000
    V
    		CVE-2010-3844 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2019-11-12
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20103844000
    V
    		CVE-2010-3844 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.
    2010-10-07
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20103844000
    V
    		CVE-2010-3844 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
    2010-10-07
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20103844000
    V
    		CVE-2010-3844 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2010-10-07
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20103844000
    V
    		CVE-2010-3844 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2010-10-07
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20103844000
    V
    		CVE-2010-3844 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2010-10-07
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201038440000000
    V
    		CVE-2010-3844 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2010-10-07
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20103844000
    V
    		CVE-2010-3844 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
    2010-10-07
    BACK
    ettercap-project ettercap 0.7.3
    debian debian linux 8.0
    debian debian linux 9.0
    debian debian linux 10.0
    ettercap ettercap 0.6.3.1