Vulnerability Details CVE-2012-4527
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.281
EPSS Ranking 96.3%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 6.8
References
- 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
- 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
Products affected by CVE-2012-4527
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cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:*
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cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.4
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cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.5
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cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.6
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cpe:2.3:a:mcrypt:mcrypt:2.6.7