CVE-2012-4409 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2012-4409

Stack-based buffer overflow in the check_file_head function in extra.c in...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

mcrypt
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.6.4, 2.6.5, 2.6.6, 2.6.7

Timeline

Official Publish: November 21st, 2012
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.