CVE-2026-125405

EUVD-2026-120568
Ettercap through 0.8.4.1 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Parse_NTLM_Auth() in src/dissectors/ec_http.c due to unvalidated NTLM message offsets. Attackers can send a crafted HTTP Authorization header observed by Ettercap to read beyond the buffer, disclosing memory or crashing the process.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
VulnCheckCNA
8.1 HIGH
ADJACENT_NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 21.86%
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources (CNA/ADP records, vendor advisories, Enginsight analysis).
VendorProductVersionSource
ettercap-projectettercap
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≤ 0.8.4.1
CNA
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
ettercap
bookworm
vulnerable
sid
vulnerable
trixie
vulnerable
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
ettercap
bionic
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
resolute
needs-triage
stonking
needs-triage
trusty
dne
xenial
needs-triage
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/blob/v0.8.4.1/src/dissectors/ec_http.c#L505-L512
https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/1d8badb713579419a29a494bb463a1af59707e98
https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/1330
https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/security/advisories/GHSA-jw9q-j2rm-94j2
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ettercap-through-0.8.4.1-out-of-bounds-read-via-http-ntlm-authentication-parsing