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Status published
Medium
CVE-2012-4426
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in mcrypt 2.6.8 and earlier might...
Vulnerability Description
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.
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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References
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Affected Vendor
mcrypt
View all reports →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.