### [CVE-2012-4527](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4527) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=n%2Fa&color=blue) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=%3D%20n%2Fa%20&color=brighgreen) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=n%2Fa&color=brighgreen) ### 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. ### POC #### Reference No PoCs from references. #### Github - https://github.com/andir/nixos-issue-db-example