Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201245270000000
Revision Date:2012-11-21Version:1
Title:CVE-2012-4527 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2012-4527
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND mcrypt package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '2.6.8-1.3').
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