UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4527

See a problem?
Please try reporting it to the source first.
Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-4527
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4527.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4527
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:42:47Z
Published
2012-11-21T23:55:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:17:03.045192Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
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

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / mcrypt

Package

Name
mcrypt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mcrypt@2.6.8-1.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.8-1.3",
            "binary_name": "mcrypt"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4527.json"