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CVE-2026-3606

Ettercap etterfilter ef_output.c add_data_segment out-of-bounds

4.8 Medium

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.18%Up 0.2 points since Mar 6, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.8

Ettercap etterfilter ef_output.c add_data_segment out-of-bounds

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.

Record
CVE-2026-3606
CVSS 4.0
4.8 MediumCVSS: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
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CVSS 3.0
3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CVSS 2.0
1.7 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
Weakness
CWE-125, CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-9938 4.8

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.

Record
EUVD-2026-9938
CVSS 4.0
4.8 MediumCVSS: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
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2cjg-466r-p8w4 1.9

A vulnerability has been found in Ettercap 0.8.4-Garofalo. Affected by this vulnerability is the...

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.

Record
GHSA-2cjg-466r-p8w4
CVSS 4.0
1.9 LowCVSS: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/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
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-119, CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 1.9

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.

Record
CVE-2026-3606
CVSS 4.0
1.9 LowCVSS: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/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
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
1.7 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119, CWE-125, CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 1.9

Ettercap etterfilter ef_output.c add_data_segment out-of-bounds

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.

Record
CVE-2026-3606
CVSS 4.0
1.9 LowCVSS: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
Weakness
CWE-119, CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-3606 5.5

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3606
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-3606 1.9

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3606
CVSS 4.0
1.9 LowCVSS: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
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ettercap
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
1:0.8.3.1-111:0.8.3.1-121:0.8.3.1-131:0.8.3.1-141:0.8.3.1-15
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1:0.8.3.1-161:0.8.4-11:0.8.4-21:0.8.4-31:0.8.4-41:0.8.4-51:0.8.4.1-11:0.8.4.1-2
None known
ettercap
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
1:0.8.3.1-141:0.8.3.1-151:0.8.3.1-161:0.8.4-11:0.8.4-2
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1:0.8.4-31:0.8.4-41:0.8.4-51:0.8.4.1-11:0.8.4.1-2
None known
ettercap
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:0.8.2-21:0.8.2-2build11:0.8.2-2ubuntu1.16.04.1
None known
ettercap
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:0.8.2-10build11:0.8.2-10build21:0.8.2-10build31:0.8.2-10build4
None known
ettercap
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:0.8.2-10build61:0.8.3-1ubuntu11:0.8.3-2~build11:0.8.3-21:0.8.3-31:0.8.3-51:0.8.3-61:0.8.3-7
None known
ettercap
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:0.8.3.1-31:0.8.3.1-41:0.8.3.1-4build11:0.8.3.1-5
None known
ettercap
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:0.8.3.1-121:0.8.3.1-131:0.8.3.1-13build21:0.8.3.1-13build3
None known
ettercap
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
1:0.8.3.1-141:0.8.3.1-15
None known
ettercap
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
1:0.8.4.1-21:0.8.4.1-2build1
None known
ettercap
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:0.8.3.1-151:0.8.3.1-15build11:0.8.3.1-161:0.8.4-21:0.8.4-41:0.8.4-51:0.8.4.1-11:0.8.4.1-2
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-3606 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Ettercap-project Ettercap, published March 5, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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