CVE-2012-4426 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2012-11-21

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 14.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.7:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.14864.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/06/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/06/9
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/10/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/22
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55557

History

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Subscriptions

Mcrypt Mcrypt

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-11-21T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:35:09.551Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4426

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-11-21T23:55:01.837

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-4426

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-134

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