{"action":"Upgrade mcrypt to 2.6.8-1.1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"2.6.8-1.1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"mcrypt","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:13","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["2.6.8-1.1"],"id":"tcs_01M5NA49BWMCDS811BMR2PBPD1","modified_at":"2026-10-23T17:47:30.989885863Z","published_at":"2012-11-21T23:55:01.757Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4409","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4409"],"severity":{"label":"unknown"},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4409#Debian:13/mcrypt","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4409"}],"summary":"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"}