Description
Memory leak in libmcrypt before 2.5.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of requests to the application, which causes libmcrypt to dynamically load algorithms via libtool.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000567
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104162752401212&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104188513728573&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-228Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10988.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6512
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000567
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104162752401212&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104188513728573&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-228Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10988.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6512
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 17, 2003
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified