CVE-2012-4527 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Stack-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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.281.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Mcrypt Subscribe	Mcrypt Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.7:::::::*

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091173.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091206.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091377.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00003.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/9
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/20/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56114
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=867790

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-11-21T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:42:53.677Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-4527

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-11-21T23:55:01.913

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-4527

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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