CVE-2012-4409
NoneCVSS
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EPSS
15.1%
Published
Nov 21, 2012
CISA due date
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The record
Stack-based buffer overflow in the check_file_head function in extra.c in mcrypt 2.6.8 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an encrypted file with a crafted header containing long salt data that is not properly handled during decryption.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | mcrypt | 0 | 2.6.8-1.1 |
| Debian:12 | mcrypt | 0 | 2.6.8-1.1 |
| Debian:13 | mcrypt | 0 | 2.6.8-1.1 |
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