CVE-2012-4409
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2012-4409
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2012-11-21T23:55:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2013-04-02T03:20:09
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.6.8 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4409 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4409 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 10:46:21 | Added to TrackCVE |