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.
| Type | CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| text | N/A | n/a |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| CAPEC ID | Description |
|---|
| Event | Date |
|---|
| Hyperlink | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086519.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088281.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116268/mcrypt-2.6.8-Buffer-Overflow-Proof-Of-Concept.html | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/087542.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/06/4 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51010 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027532 | vdb-entry x_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50507 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855029 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| CAPEC ID | Description |
|---|
| Event | Date |
|---|
| Hyperlink | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086519.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_FEDORA x_transferred |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088281.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_FEDORA x_transferred |
| http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116268/mcrypt-2.6.8-Buffer-Overflow-Proof-Of-Concept.html | x_refsource_MISC x_transferred |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/087542.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_FEDORA x_transferred |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/06/4 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST x_transferred |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51010 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027532 | vdb-entry x_refsource_SECTRACK x_transferred |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50507 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855029 | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |