# CVE-2010-3843: The GTK version of ettercap uses a global settings file at /tmp/.ettercap\_gtk and does not verify ownership of this file.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-05-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a ettercap: ettercap 0.7.5

## Description

The GTK version of ettercap uses a global settings file at /tmp/.ettercap_gtk and does not verify ownership of this file. When parsing this file for settings in gtkui_conf_read() (src/interfacesgtk/ec_gtk_conf.c), an unchecked sscanf() call allows a maliciously placed settings file to overflow a statically-sized buffer on the stack.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a ettercap, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643453
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ettercap/+bug/656347
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/3660

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