{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:26Z",
  "published": "2012-11-21T23:55:01Z",
  "id": "CVE-2012-4527",
  "details": "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.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=867790"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091173.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091206.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091377.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00003.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/12"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/20/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56114"
    }
  ]
}