VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 7.74%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.74%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 7.74% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- mcrypt/mcrypt
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.