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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-11-21T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:35:09.525Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-4409

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-11-21T23:55:01.757

Modified: 2013-04-02T03:20:09.297

Link: CVE-2012-4409

cve-icon Redhat

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