{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4527","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clear whether this is a vulnerability.","modified":"2025-07-16T07:17:03.045192Z","published":"2012-11-21T23:55:00Z","withdrawn":"2025-07-18T16:42:47Z","upstream":["CVE-2012-4527"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-4527"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4527"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"mcrypt","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/mcrypt@2.6.8-1.3?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.6.8-1.3"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"mcrypt","binary_version":"2.6.8-1.3"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4527.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}