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.
History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ettercap
Ettercap ettercap
Vendors & Products Ettercap
Ettercap ettercap

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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
First Time appeared Ettercap-project
Ettercap-project ettercap
Weaknesses CWE-124
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ettercap-project:ettercap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ettercap-project
Ettercap-project ettercap
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-10T00:17:15.507

Modified: 2026-11-10T00:17:15.507

Link: CVE-2026-125406

cve-icon Redhat

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