Stack-based Buffer Overflow in mcrypt 2.6.8 and Earlier: Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerability

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in mcrypt 2.6.8 and Earlier: Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVE-2012-4527 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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