Ettercap through 0.8.5.1 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in dissector_socks() in src/dissectors/ec_socks.c that allows network-adjacent attackers to read heap memory via unchecked SOCKS5 username/password lengths. Attackers can send a crafted SOCKS5 authentication packet observed by Ettercap to read up to 255 bytes past the heap buffer, disclosing memory printed and logged as captured credentials.
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Sat, 14 Nov 2026 12:45:00 +0000
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| Description | Ettercap through 0.8.5.1 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in dissector_socks() in src/dissectors/ec_socks.c that allows network-adjacent attackers to read heap memory via unchecked SOCKS5 username/password lengths. Attackers can send a crafted SOCKS5 authentication packet observed by Ettercap to read up to 255 bytes past the heap buffer, disclosing memory printed and logged as captured credentials. | |
| Title | Ettercap through 0.8.5.1 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via SOCKS5 Dissector | |
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Ettercap-project
Ettercap-project ettercap |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-125 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:ettercap-project:ettercap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Ettercap-project
Ettercap-project ettercap |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-14T12:32:53.988Z
Reserved: 2026-11-14T12:15:38.957Z
Link: CVE-2026-129431
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-14T13:17:22.533
Modified: 2026-11-14T13:17:22.533
Link: CVE-2026-129431
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