Upstream information
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.NVD CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.8 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Novell/SUSE information
Novell Bugzilla entry: 786100 SUSE Security Advisories:- openSUSE-SU-2012:1440-1, published Mon, 5 Nov 2012 10:21:53 +0100 (CET)