CVE-2005-1796: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 5.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 3.0 only; version 3.1 only
• Ettercap Ettercap: before 0.7.3 (fixed in 0.7.3)

Published 2005-05-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.