Mcrypt: Security Vulnerabilities
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.
CVSS Score
6.8
EPSS Score
0.587
Published
2012-11-21
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.
CVSS Score
6.8
EPSS Score
0.149
Published
2012-11-21
Stack-based buffer overflow in mcrypt 2.6.8 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long file name. NOTE: it is not clear whether this is a vulnerability.
CVSS Score
6.8
EPSS Score
0.281
Published
2012-11-21
Multiple buffer overflows in libmcrypt before 2.5.5 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.008
Published
2003-01-17
Memory leak in libmcrypt before 2.5.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of requests to the application, which causes libmcrypt to dynamically load algorithms via libtool.
CVSS Score
5.0
EPSS Score
0.008
Published
2003-01-17