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CVE-2012-4409

CVE-2012-4409

EPSS 15.0%
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.
Affected products
n/a · n/a
public PoCs found — 3
cve_referencepacketstormsecurity.org/files/116268/mcrypt-2.6.8-Buffer-Overflow-Proof-Of-Concept.htmlunverifiedexploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/22938unverifiedexploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/22928unverified
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References
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086519.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/087542.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088281.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116268/mcrypt-2.6.8-Buffer-Overflow-Proof-Of-Concept.htmlhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855029http://secunia.com/advisories/50507http://secunia.com/advisories/51010http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/06/4http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027532