Libmcrypt Multiple Buffer Overrun Vulnerabilities Solution:
The vendor has identified the issues and has released an updated version which addresses the vulnerabilities. Users are advised to upgrade their library as soon as possible.
Gentoo Linux has released an advisory. Users who have installed dev-libs/libmcrypt-2.5.1-r4 or earlier are advised to update their systems by issuing the following commands:
emerge rsync
emerge libmcrypt
emerge clean
Conectiva has released a security advisory (CLA-2003:567) containing fixes. Users are advised to upgrade their mcrypt package as soon as possible.
Fix:
Mcrypt libmcrypt 2.4.10
Mcrypt libmcrypt 2.4.15
Mcrypt libmcrypt 2.4.18
Mcrypt libmcrypt 2.4.20
Mcrypt libmcrypt 2.4.7
Mcrypt libmcrypt 2.4.9
Mcrypt libmcrypt 2.5 .0
Mcrypt libmcrypt 2.5.2
Mcrypt libmcrypt 2.5.3