MEDIUM
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
Published Sep 1, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.54%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.54% 0.01540
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01540
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.54% (0.01540) | 73.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.54% (0.01540) | 71.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.79% (0.00787) | 72.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00377) | 73.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00377) | 72.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00415) | 70.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00530) | 73.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000567 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104162752401212&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104188513728573&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-228 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10988.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6512 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000567 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104162752401212&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104188513728573&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-228 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10988.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6512 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 1, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 12, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0032
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a