CVE-2003-0032 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service via memory exhaustion in libmcrypt by sending numerous requests that trigger dynamic algorithm loading.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0032?
CVE-2003-0032 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0032?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcrypt Libmcrypt.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0032?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2003-0032 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0032 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0032, GHSA-mqv7-5qm9-7p9x.