Description
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 products
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n/a n/a
n/aaffected
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 ↗