CVE-2026-125405 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.1) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.
Ettercap through 0.8.4.1 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Parse_NTLM_Auth() in src/dissectors/ec_http.c due to unvalidated NTLM message offsets. Attackers can send a…
Description
Ettercap through 0.8.4.1 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Parse_NTLM_Auth() in src/dissectors/ec_http.c due to unvalidated NTLM message offsets. Attackers can send a crafted HTTP Authorization header observed by Ettercap to read beyond the buffer, disclosing memory or crashing the process.
Detection & mitigation playbook
VulnerabilityDetect
Identify every host running the affected component and compare the installed build against the fixed version below — for source-built or distro-packaged software the version string, not a lockfile, is the source of truth (`dpkg -l`, `rpm -q`, or the binary's own `--version`).
Remediation status
The records we use list no fixed release for CVE-2026-125405. Check the upstream advisory for a patched version, and apply the exposure-reduction steps below in the meantime.
Mitigate without a patch
Stop feeding it untrusted input: reject or quarantine files and payloads from unverified sources until you can upgrade, restrict accepted formats to the ones you actually need, and run the parsing or decoding step in a least-privileged sandbox or short-lived worker so a crash or corrupted read cannot reach the rest of the process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-125405 in your dependencies?
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