CVE-2012-4426

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-11-21 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-134

Description

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.

Affected products

Mcrypt: through 2.6.8; 2.6.4, 2.6.5, 2.6.6, 2.6.7

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/06/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/06/9
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/10/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/22
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55557
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/06/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/06/9
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/10/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/22
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55557

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