CVE-2026-3606

NameCVE-2026-3606
DescriptionA vulnerability has been found in Ettercap 0.8.4-Garofalo. Affected by this vulnerability is the function add_data_segment of the file src/ettercap/utils/etterfilter/ef_output.c of the component etterfilter. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs1130273

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
ettercap (PTS)bullseye1:0.8.3.1-3vulnerable
bookworm1:0.8.3.1-11vulnerable
trixie1:0.8.3.1-14vulnerable
forky, sid1:0.8.4-5vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
ettercapsource(unstable)(unfixed)1130273

Notes

https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/issues/1297
Fixed by: https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/41c312d4be6f6067968a275bf66b2abd2a0ba385

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