{"cve":"CVE-2012-4409","nvd":{"published":"2012-11-21T23:55:01.757","modified":"2026-06-16T23:44:57.773","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086519.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/087542.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088281.html","http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116268/mcrypt-2.6.8-Buffer-Overflow-Proof-Of-Concept.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/50507"],"products":["mcrypt:mcrypt"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-4409","score":0.15084,"percentile":0.96733,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}