CVE-2026-3606 | Ettercap 0.8.4-Garofalo etterfilter ef_output.c add_data_segment out-of-bounds (Issue 1297)

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Ettercap 0.8.4-Garofalo. Affected by this vulnerability is the function add_data_segment of the file src/ettercap/utils/etterfilter/ef_output.c of the component etterfilter. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read.

This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-3606. Local access is required to approach this attack. Moreover, an exploit is present.

The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.