CVE-2026-125401
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
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.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.2
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-10 00:17:14.540000
Last modified
2026-11-10 00:17:14.540000
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"id": "CVE-2026-125401",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-11-10T00:17:14.540",
"lastModified": "2026-11-10T00:17:14.540",
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}
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{
"source": "[email protected]",
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"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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"packageURL": "pkg:github/Ettercap/ettercap",
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"url": "https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/blob/v0.8.4.1/src/dissectors/ec_gg.c#L599",
"source": "[email protected]"
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"url": "https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/1d8badb713579419a29a494bb463a1af59707e98",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
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"url": "https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/1330",
"source": "[email protected]"
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"source": "[email protected]"
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}