CVE-2003-0032

N/A Unknown
Published: January 17, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-228
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10988.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000567
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104162752401212&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104188513728573&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-228
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10988.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6512
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
74th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mcrypt