Ettercap through 0.8.4.1 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in func_pcre() in src/ec_filter.c that reads the PCRE2 ovector after freeing match data. Network-adjacent attackers can send packets matching a loaded pcre_regex() substitution filter to corrupt memory and potentially execute code as root.
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| Description | Ettercap through 0.8.4.1 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in func_pcre() in src/ec_filter.c that reads the PCRE2 ovector after freeing match data. Network-adjacent attackers can send packets matching a loaded pcre_regex() substitution filter to corrupt memory and potentially execute code as root. | |
| Title | Ettercap through 0.8.4.1 Use-After-Free via PCRE2 Filter Substitution | |
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Ettercap-project
Ettercap-project ettercap |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-416 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:ettercap-project:ettercap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Ettercap-project
Ettercap-project ettercap |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-09T23:28:02.839Z
Reserved: 2026-11-09T22:03:15.134Z
Link: CVE-2026-125400
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-10T00:17:14.387
Modified: 2026-11-10T00:17:14.387
Link: CVE-2026-125400
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