CVE-2012-4409 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.58743.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Mcrypt	Mcrypt

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.7:::::::*

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086519.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/087542.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088281.html
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116268/mcrypt-2.6.8-Buffer-Overflow-Proof-Of-Concept.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/50507
http://secunia.com/advisories/51010
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/06/4
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027532
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855029

History

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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

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-4409

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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