CVE-2012-4409 (GCVE-0-2012-4409)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-11-21 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
9 references
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| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116268/mcryp… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/06/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51010 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027532 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50507 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855029 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2012-09-06 00:00
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