cve/2012/CVE-2012-4409.md

CVE-2012-4409

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.

POC

Reference

• http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116268/mcrypt-2.6.8-Buffer-Overflow-Proof-Of-Concept.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/06/4

Github

• https://github.com/andir/nixos-issue-db-example
• https://github.com/mudongliang/LinuxFlaw
• https://github.com/oneoy/cve-