CVE-2012-4527
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.6.8-1.3 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.6.8-1.3 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.6.8-1.3 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.6.8-1.3 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.6.8-1.3 |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091173.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091206.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091377.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00003.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/18/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/20/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56114
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=867790
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4527
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.