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ettercap — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0722

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.

Products
ettercap
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1:0.7.5.1-2
CVEs
CVE-2013-0722
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 10:32 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0722

core-osv · Original source

Published 11 Jan 2013, 22:55 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0722

ettercap

Fixed versions: 1:0.7.5.1-2

ettercap

Fixed versions: 1:0.7.5.1-2

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0722",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0722",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-13T17:00:05.613607019Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 311840,
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}