A 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.
History

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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Description A 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.
Title Ettercap etterfilter ef_output.c add_data_segment out-of-bounds
First Time appeared Ettercap
Ettercap ettercap
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-125
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ettercap:ettercap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ettercap
Ettercap ettercap
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 1.7, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published: 2026-03-05T22:02:07.360Z

Updated: 2026-03-05T22:02:07.360Z

Reserved: 2026-03-05T16:55:18.903Z

Link: CVE-2026-3606

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-05T22:16:25.390

Modified: 2026-03-05T22:16:25.390

Link: CVE-2026-3606

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-03-05T22:02:07Z

Links: CVE-2026-3606 - Bugzilla