CVE-2003-0032 describes a memory leak in libmcrypt versions prior to 2.5.5, affecting applications utilizing this library. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending numerous requests, causing libmcrypt to repeatedly load algorithms via libtool, leading to memory exhaustion and a denial of service. While the vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5.1_r4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:libmcrypt:2.5.1_r4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:libmcrypt:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:libmcrypt:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5_.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:libmcrypt:2.5_.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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