CVE catalog
CVE-2003-0032
libmcrypt: CVE-2003-0032
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.54% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libmcrypt | sid | 2.5.8-8 | fixed |
| Debian | libmcrypt | forky | 2.5.8-8 | fixed |
| Debian | libmcrypt | trixie | 2.5.8-8 | fixed |
| Debian | libmcrypt | bookworm | 2.5.8-7 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libmcrypt | source | sid | 2.5.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libmcrypt | source | forky | 2.5.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libmcrypt | source | trixie | 2.5.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libmcrypt | source | bookworm | 2.5.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libmcrypt4]Fixed
Source package: [libmcrypt]
Details (2)
2.5.8-7· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.5.5-1dsa · libmcrypt · debian · bookworm; dsa · libmcrypt · debian · 12
2.5.8-7· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.5.5-1dsa · libmcrypt · debian · bookworm; dsa · libmcrypt · debian · 12
- [libmcrypt-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libmcrypt]
Details (2)
2.5.8-7· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.5.5-1dsa · libmcrypt · debian · bookworm; dsa · libmcrypt · debian · 12
2.5.8-7· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.5.5-1dsa · libmcrypt · debian · bookworm; dsa · libmcrypt · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libmcrypt4]Fixed
Source package: [libmcrypt]
Details (2)
2.5.8-8· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.5.5-1dsa · libmcrypt · debian · 13
2.5.8-8· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.5.5-1dsa · libmcrypt · debian · 13
- [libmcrypt-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libmcrypt]
Details (2)
2.5.8-8· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.5.5-1dsa · libmcrypt · debian · 13
2.5.8-8· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.5.5-1dsa · libmcrypt · debian · 13
Observed: