{"cve":"CVE-2012-4426","nvd":{"published":"2012-11-21T23:55:01.837","modified":"2026-06-16T23:44:59.740","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-134"],"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"],"products":["mcrypt:mcrypt"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-4426","score":0.04696,"percentile":0.91799,"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."]}