CVE-2026-9365
Ettercap GG Dissector ec_gg.c FUNC_DECODER heap-based overflow
Description
A vulnerability has been found in Ettercap up to 0.8.3. The affected element is the function FUNC_DECODER of the file src/dissectors/ec_gg.c of the component GG Dissector. The manipulation of the argument gg leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is described as difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 0.8.4 is sufficient to fix this issue. The identifier of the patch is feeae6fa366e01a3dd9f1857ec6aae847b2ae00c. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
INFO
Published Date :
May 24, 2026, 7:45 a.m.
Last Modified :
May 24, 2026, 7:45 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
VulDB
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-9365
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Solution
- Upgrade Ettercap to version 0.8.4 or later.
- Apply the patch identified by feeae6fa366e01a3dd9f1857ec6aae847b2ae00c.
- Update the GG Dissector component.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 24, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A vulnerability has been found in Ettercap up to 0.8.3. The affected element is the function FUNC_DECODER of the file src/dissectors/ec_gg.c of the component GG Dissector. The manipulation of the argument gg leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is described as difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 0.8.4 is sufficient to fix this issue. The identifier of the patch is feeae6fa366e01a3dd9f1857ec6aae847b2ae00c. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CWE CWE-119 Added CWE CWE-122 Added Reference https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/ Added Reference https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/feeae6fa366e01a3dd9f1857ec6aae847b2ae00c Added Reference https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/issues/1306 Added Reference https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/1307 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/submit/813142 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/vuln/365328 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/vuln/365328/cti