CVE-2026-125402
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CVE-2026-125402 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Ettercap through 0.8.4.1 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in sslw_get_clienthello_sni() in src/ec_sslwrap.c that trusts the unchecked 16-bit SNI length field. Network-adjacent attackers can send crafted TLS ClientHello messages during SSL interception to leak up to 64 KB of heap memory upstream or crash Ettercap..
Description
Ettercap through 0.8.4.1 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in sslw_get_clienthello_sni() in src/ec_sslwrap.c that trusts the unchecked 16-bit SNI length field. Network-adjacent attackers can send crafted TLS ClientHello messages during SSL interception to leak up to 64 KB of heap memory upstream or crash Ettercap.
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Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ettercap | ettercap | <= 0.8.4.1 |
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