| Name | CVE-2012-4426 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mcrypt (PTS) | buster, bullseye | 2.6.8-4 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.6.8-6 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.6.8-7 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mcrypt | source | (unstable) | 2.6.8-1.1 | | | |
Notes
[squeeze] - mcrypt <no-dsa> (minor issue, it doesn't affect libmcrypt)