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CVE-2012-4426

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-134 Format String Vulnerability
Publication date:
21/11/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.80 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
6.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.6.8 (including)
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools