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 not rated by SUSE as it is not affecting the SUSE Enterprise products.

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: Sat May 9 11:26:28 2026