Upstream information

CVE-2012-4527 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 6.8
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 786100 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

    openSUSE-SU-2012:1440-1

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 19:35:37 2013
CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:18:15 2025