CVE-2026-125403
8.1 HIGHpublic exploit availablePublished 2026-11-10 · Updated 2026-11-10
AI analysis for this CVE has not been generated yet. Raw NVD data is shown below.
NVD description
Ettercap through 0.8.4.1 contains an out-of-bounds read and size_t underflow vulnerability in sslw_remove_sts() in src/ec_sslwrap.c, caused by a stale length and an unchecked memmem() result when stripping Strict-Transport-Security headers. A malicious HTTPS server whose response passes through Ettercap's SSL interception can trigger out-of-bounds reads and memory corruption in the Ettercap process, which normally runs as root.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-125
Public exploit & PoC references
All references
- https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/blob/v0.8.4.1/src/ec_sslwrap.c#L1294-L1322
- https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/1d8badb713579419a29a494bb463a1af59707e98
- https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/1330
- https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/security/advisories/GHSA-hq2w-pg4m-6w63
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ettercap-through-0.8.4.1-out-of-bounds-read-via-sslw-remove-sts
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