CVE-2012-4527 (GCVE-0-2012-4527)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-11-21 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:42
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2012-10-18 00:00
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