DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4409

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4409
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4409.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4409
Upstream
Published
2012-11-21T23:55:01Z
Modified
2026-09-05T06:47:36Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / mcrypt

Package

Name
mcrypt
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mcrypt?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.8-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4409.json"

Debian:13 / mcrypt

Package

Name
mcrypt
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mcrypt?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.8-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4409.json"

Debian:14 / mcrypt

Package

Name
mcrypt
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mcrypt?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.8-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4409.json"