| Name | CVE-2012-4527 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 690924 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mcrypt (PTS) | buster, bullseye | 2.6.8-4 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.6.8-6 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.6.8-7 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mcrypt | source | (unstable) | 2.6.8-1.3 | unimportant | | 690924 |
Notes
patch proposed by submitter at RH bugzilla is incorrect
Only occurs in cmdline parsing, no priv escalation. Only a security issue in constructed setups