FKIE_CVE-2003-0032

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2003-01-17 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:01
Severity
Summary
Memory leak in libmcrypt before 2.5.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of requests to the application, which causes libmcrypt to dynamically load algorithms via libtool.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000567
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104162752401212&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104188513728573&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-228Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10988.phpVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6512
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000567
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104162752401212&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104188513728573&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-228Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10988.phpVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6512
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mcrypt libmcrypt 2.5.1_r4
mcrypt libmcrypt 2.5.2
mcrypt libmcrypt 2.5.3
mcrypt libmcrypt 2.5_.0
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