DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4527

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4527
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4527.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4527
Upstream
Published
2012-11-21T23:55:01.913Z
Modified
2026-04-28T20:12:04.210386Z
Summary
[none]
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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / mcrypt

Package

Name
mcrypt
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mcrypt?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.8-1.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4527.json"

Debian:12 / mcrypt

Package

Name
mcrypt
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mcrypt?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.8-1.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4527.json"

Debian:13 / mcrypt

Package

Name
mcrypt
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mcrypt?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.8-1.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4527.json"

Debian:14 / mcrypt

Package

Name
mcrypt
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mcrypt?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.8-1.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4527.json"