VDB
CVE-2012-4409
CVE-2012-4409
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.800000190734863 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 58.74% · 98.3th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
6.800000190734863
EPSS Score
58.74%
98.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| mcrypt | mcrypt | 2.6.4, 2.6.6, 2.6.7 |
| n/a | n/a | * |
Timeline
- Nov 21, 2012 CVE Published
- Nov 24, 2012 PoC Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 17, 2022 CVE Updated
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- FEDORA-2012-13599 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2012-13657 vendor-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116268/mcrypt-2.6.8-Buffer-Overflow-Proof-Of-Concept.html url
- FEDORA-2012-13656 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20120906 Re: CVE request - mcrypt buffer overflow flaw mailing-list
- 51010 third-party-advisory
- 1027532 vdb
- 50507 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855029 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4409 advisory