{"cve":"CVE-2012-4527","nvd":{"published":"2012-11-21T23:55:01.913","modified":"2026-06-16T23:45:15.833","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091173.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091206.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091377.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00003.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/12"],"products":["mcrypt:mcrypt"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-4527","score":0.07713,"percentile":0.94613,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}