CVE-2026-9365
published 2026-05-24CVE-2026-9365: 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…
PriorityP338medium5.6CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRNUINSUCLILAL
EPSS
0.32%
23.6th percentile
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.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| ettercap-project | ettercap | — | — |
| ettercap-project | ettercap | — | — |
| ettercap-project | ettercap | — | — |
| ettercap-project | ettercap | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.6MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
nvdv4.02.9LOWCVSS:4.0/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
nvdv2.05.1MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvelistv5v4.06.3MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
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GHSA
GHSA-fgvc-qw77-cmcj: A vulnerability has been found in Ettercap up to 0
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-05-26
CVE-2026-9365 [LOW] CWE-119 GHSA-fgvc-qw77-cmcj: A vulnerability has been found in Ettercap up to 0
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.
CVEList
Ettercap GG Dissector ec_gg.c FUNC_DECODER heap-based overflow
cvelistv5·2026-05-24·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2026-9365 [MEDIUM] CWE-122 Ettercap GG Dissector ec_gg.c FUNC_DECODER heap-based overflow
Ettercap GG Dissector ec_gg.c FUNC_DECODER heap-based overflow
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.
Timeline: 2026-05-23: Advisory disclosed; 2026-05-23: VulDB entry created; 2026-05-23: VulDB entry last
VulDB
Ettercap up to 0.8.3 GG Dissector src/dissectors/ec_gg.c FUNC_DECODER gg heap-based overflow (Issue 1306)
vuldb·2026-05-23
CVE-2026-9365 [CRITICAL] Ettercap up to 0.8.3 GG Dissector src/dissectors/ec_gg.c FUNC_DECODER gg heap-based overflow (Issue 1306)
A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported 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.
This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-9365. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.
It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/feeae6fa366e01a3dd9f1857ec6aae847b2ae00chttps://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/issues/1306https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/1307https://vuldb.com/submit/813142https://vuldb.com/vuln/365328https://vuldb.com/vuln/365328/cti
2026-05-24
Published