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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
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Updated: 2024-08-06T20:35:09.525Z
Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-4409
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2012-11-21T23:55:01.757
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2012-4409
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