6.8

CVE-2012-4409

Exploit
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.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
McryptMcrypt Version <= 2.6.8
McryptMcrypt Version2.6.4
McryptMcrypt Version2.6.5
McryptMcrypt Version2.6.6
McryptMcrypt Version2.6.7
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 58.74% 0.98
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
nvd@nist.gov 6.8 8.6 6.4
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.