CVE-2012-4527

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Nov 21, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-4527: Medium severity, CVSS 6.8 | Vulnix