DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1796

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1796
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1796.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1796
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2005-05-31T04:00:00Z
Modified
2026-09-08T06:47:25Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / ettercap

Package

Name
ettercap
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ettercap?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.7.1-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1796.json"

Debian:13 / ettercap

Package

Name
ettercap
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ettercap?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.7.1-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1796.json"

Debian:14 / ettercap

Package

Name
ettercap
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ettercap?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.7.1-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1796.json"