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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 21, 2012, 11:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2012-4426 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-4426 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mcrypt mcrypt

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

基于buildroot-tiny200的个性化自我拷贝设计源码 Buildroot-tiny200 自我拷贝 设计 源码 Makefile 该项目是基于buildroot-tiny200平台的个性化自我拷贝设计源码,共计包含10835个文件,涵盖了多种编程语言和文件类型。主要包括2748个Makefile文件,2644个哈希文件,2612个输入文件,1756个补丁文件,以及其他类型如Python、Shell、C、HTML、Java、CSS、Lua和JavaScript文件。此设计旨在实现系统的自我拷贝功能。

Updated: 5 months, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : Nov. 29, 2024, 11:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 17 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 5 years, 2 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 17, 2018, 7:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-4426 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-4426 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/06/8
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/06/9
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/10/5
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/22
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55557
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55557 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 22, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-4426 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-4426 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

14.86 }} -12.67%

score

0.93958

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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