CVE-2026-125400

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

References

• https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/security/advisories/GHSA-f3j5-rhhr-85j5 ↗
• https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/1d8badb713579419a29a494bb463a1af59707e98 ↗
• https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/pull/1330 ↗
• https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/blob/v0.8.4.1/src/ec_filter.c#L593-L625 ↗
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ettercap-through-0.8.4.1-use-after-free-via-pcre2-filter-substitution ↗