CVE-2012-4527 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2012-4527

Stack-based buffer overflow in mcrypt 2.6.8 and earlier allows user-assisted...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

mcrypt
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.6.4, 2.6.5, 2.6.6, 2.6.7

Timeline

Official Publish: November 21st, 2012
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.