CVE-2013-0722

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2013-01-11 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the scan_load_hosts function in ec_scan.c in Ettercap 0.7.5.1 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse hosts list containing a long line.

Affected products

Ettercap: through 0.7.5.1; 0.6.3.1, 0.7.2, 0.7.3, 0.7.4, 0.7.4.1, 0.7.5

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/51731
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23945/
http://www.securation.com/files/2013/01/ec.patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57175
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=451198
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=894092
http://secunia.com/advisories/51731
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23945/
http://www.securation.com/files/2013/01/ec.patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57175
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=451198
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=894092

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