CVE-2003-0032 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Memory leak in libmcrypt before 2.5.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of requests to the application, which causes libmcrypt to dynamically load algorithms via libtool.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00787.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Mcrypt	Libmcrypt

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:libmcrypt:2.5.1_r4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:libmcrypt:2.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:libmcrypt:2.5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:libmcrypt:2.5_.0:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0032	Memory leak in libmcrypt before 2.5.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of requests to the application, which causes libmcrypt to dynamically load algorithms via libtool.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000567
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104162752401212&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104188513728573&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-228
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10988.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6512

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:35.190Z

Reserved: 2003-01-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2003-0032

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2003-01-17T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2003-0032

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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