CVE-2012-4527

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-4527
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-11-21 23:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in mcrypt 2.6.8 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long file name. NOTE: it is not clear whether this is a vulnerability.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mcrypt Mcrypt 2.6.4 All All All
Application Mcrypt Mcrypt 2.6.5 All All All
Application Mcrypt Mcrypt 2.6.6 All All All
Application Mcrypt Mcrypt 2.6.7 All All All
Application Mcrypt Mcrypt All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
867790 – (CVE-2012-4527) CVE-2012-4527 mcrypt: stack-based buffer overflow by encryption / decryption of overly long file names af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- mcrypt: stack-based buffer overflow by encryption / decryption of overly long file names af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- mcrypt: stack-based buffer overflow by encryption / decryption of overly long file names af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - CVE Request -- mcrypt: stack-based buffer overflow by encryption / decryption of overly long file names af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Mcrypt Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: mcrypt-2.6.8-10.fc16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
openSUSE-SU-2012:1440-1: mcrypt: Fixed some sprintf buffer overflows af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: mcrypt-2.6.8-10.fc17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: mcrypt-2.6.8-10.fc18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
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