CVE-2012-4527 in mcrypt

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 08/21/2012
• Disclosure: 11/21/2012
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-63015
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.3
• EPSS: 0.28100
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4527
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4527
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2012-4527/