Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086519.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088281.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116268/mcrypt-2.6.8-Buffer-Overflow-Proof-Of-Concept.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/087542.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/06/4
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51010
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027532
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50507
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855029
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086519.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088281.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116268/mcrypt-2.6.8-Buffer-Overflow-Proof-Of-Concept.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/087542.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/06/4
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51010
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027532
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50507
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855029