Ettercap through 0.8.4.1 contains a stack buffer underwrite vulnerability in the telnet dissector in src/dissectors/ec_telnet.c that decrements the output pointer on backspace without a lower bound check. Attackers can send a telnet stream with more backspaces than preceding characters to write below the stack buffer, corrupting the stack of the Ettercap process that normally runs as root.
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Tue, 10 Nov 2026 01:45:00 +0000
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| Description | Ettercap through 0.8.4.1 contains a stack buffer underwrite vulnerability in the telnet dissector in src/dissectors/ec_telnet.c that decrements the output pointer on backspace without a lower bound check. Attackers can send a telnet stream with more backspaces than preceding characters to write below the stack buffer, corrupting the stack of the Ettercap process that normally runs as root. | |
| Title | Ettercap through 0.8.4.1 Stack Buffer Underwrite via Telnet Dissector Backspace Handling | |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-124 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:ettercap-project:ettercap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Ettercap-project
Ettercap-project ettercap |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published: 2026-11-09T23:28:07.044Z
Updated: 2026-11-09T23:28:07.044Z
Reserved: 2026-11-09T22:03:17.371Z
Link: CVE-2026-125406
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-10T00:17:15.507
Modified: 2026-11-10T00:17:15.507
Link: CVE-2026-125406
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