CVE-2012-4409
Published: 21 November 2012
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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mcrypt Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
lucid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
natty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
oneiric |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
quantal |
Not vulnerable
(2.6.8-1.2)
|
|
raring |
Not vulnerable
(2.6.8-1.2)
|
|
saucy |
Not vulnerable
(2.6.8-1.2)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [2.6.8-1.2])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(2.6.8-1.1)
|
|
utopic |
Not vulnerable
(2.6.8-1.2)
|
|
vivid |
Not vulnerable
(2.6.8-1.2)
|
|
wily |
Not vulnerable
(2.6.8-1.2)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(2.6.8-1.2)
|
|
yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(2.6.8-1.2)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(2.6.8-1.2)
|