CVE-2012-4426 (GCVE-0-2012-4426)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-11-21 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:35
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Summary
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in mcrypt 2.6.8 and earlier might allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) errors.c or (2) mcrypt.c.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2012-09-06 00:00
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