DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4426

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4426

    Published: 21 Nov 2012Last Modified: 5 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2012-4426

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4426

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mcrypt

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.6.8-1.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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