High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2026
CVE-2026-125401
CVE-2026-125401
Description
Ettercap through 0.8.4.1 contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in gg_get_version() in src/dissectors/ec_gg.c that writes up to 44 bytes into a 30-byte allocation. Remote attackers can send Gadu-Gadu traffic on TCP port 8074 with a crafted version field through a monitored network to corrupt heap memory in the Ettercap process, which normally runs as root.
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References
5- github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/blob/v0.8.4.1/src/dissectors/ec_gg.cnvd
- github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/1d8badb713579419a29a494bb463a1af59707e98nvd
- github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/1330nvd
- github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/security/advisories/GHSA-vrjv-f8gv-2h35nvd
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ettercap-through-0.8.4.1-heap-buffer-overflow-via-gadu-gadu-dissectornvd
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