CVE catalog
CVE-2012-4409
mcrypt: CVE-2012-4409
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 15.08% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
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 | mcrypt | sid | 2.6.8-9 | fixed |
| Debian | mcrypt | forky | 2.6.8-9 | fixed |
| Debian | mcrypt | trixie | 2.6.8-8 | fixed |
| Debian | mcrypt | bookworm | 2.6.8-6 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mcrypt | source | sid | 2.6.8-1.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | mcrypt | source | forky | 2.6.8-1.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | mcrypt | source | trixie | 2.6.8-1.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | mcrypt | source | bookworm | 2.6.8-1.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [mcrypt]Fixed
Details (2)
2.6.8-6· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.6.8-1.1dsa · mcrypt · debian · bookworm; dsa · mcrypt · debian · 12
2.6.8-6· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.6.8-1.1dsa · mcrypt · debian · bookworm; dsa · mcrypt · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [mcrypt]Fixed
Details (2)
2.6.8-8· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.6.8-1.1dsa · mcrypt · debian · 13
2.6.8-8· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.6.8-1.1dsa · mcrypt · debian · 13
Observed: