CVE-2012-4527 - Vulncode-DB

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CVE-2012-4527 (NVD)

2012-11-21

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.

Products	Mcrypt
Type	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CWE-119)
First patch	- None (likely due to unavailable code)
Links	• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56114 • https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=867790 • http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/20/1 • http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091173.html • http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091206.html More/Less (4) • http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/12 • 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/2012/10/18/9