CVE-2026-9365

Ettercap GG Dissector ec_gg.c FUNC_DECODER heap-based overflow

MEDIUM
5.6
CVSS Score
Published: May 24, 2026 at 07:45 AM UTC
Updated: July 23, 2026 at 07:32 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEttercap

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Severity
MEDIUM5.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
PoC

Description

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Vendor states this is fixed in 0.8.4 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (7)

VDB EntryTechnical Description
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365328
SignaturePermissions Required
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365328/cti
Third Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/submit/813142
ExploitIssue Tracking
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/issues/1306
Issue TrackingPatch
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/1307

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CVSS

5.6MEDIUMVulDB
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-122CWE-119

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